He didn't technically say it didn't affect them, he said it was the turnaround. It woke them up. Is that different? I don't know, but let's not misquote him if we don't need to.
Along the same lines, Bronco didn't call the system perfect. He said phenomenal. Is that effectively different? Not much, but again, no need to misquote him. Using his actual words has the same effect.