And yesterday, Smith cited his refusal to trade away the future as his main reason for being so silent on deadline day.
Smith cites a steep learning curve as the primary reason for that.
Following the season, Smith cited injuries as a major factor for the team's disappointing season.
Smith cited "how much more confidence I have in my stuff."
Smith cited the controversial nature of the word "escalate" in defending his choice.
Smith cited the current French Open champion, Michael Chang, as a player who demonstrated his potential in that area early.
Smith often cited Tokyopop's poor sales of their first experiments with unflopped manga as proof the problem was very real.
Smith cited his age and loss of enthusiasm.
Smith cites the 2008 provincial budget as a turning point where she determined that Stelmach's government had 'lost its way'.
So most of the stocks that Smith cites have done about as well as or worse than the market as a whole.