Girls my age who went to the Olympics and came back to reality and a normal life. It was a little difficult to fit in, ... We had to downplay the fact that we were in the Olympics. |
Girls weren't supposed to be better than boys and have muscles, ... So I downplayed my accomplishments. |
I think we need to be true to how our charter allocates power, |
It took me 10 years before I would say in a conversation that I actually swam in the Olympics, ... I would have never done that earlier. |
It was difficult. I didn't know one person at my high school, ... I learned to drive on the San Jose freeways. My parents were very supportive and confident I was in safe hands. |
My dad didn't want to ruin the dinner for me, ... My life was turned upside down. I didn't know what I was going to do with the rest of my life. |
Not working is a luxury, ... I feel fortunate to do the things I want to do. |
She has a long, long history of service in this community. She has been a good warrior for us, |
She probably went over the edge today. She probably crossed over, really kind of marginalized herself, |
She really empathizes with a lot of aspects of society. You would describe her as a moderate – a person of moderate political, social views, a person who would rule from the center. |
She said there wasn't much competition, ... So Kaye and I said we don't care who beats her, but one of us better beat her. |
She'll look at every side of an issue, and I think she'll be in the tradition of a Sandra Day O'Connor, ... There was a lot of discussion at one time about her running for mayor. She really empathizes with a lot of aspects of society. |
So it's been growing and thriving. But Jerry's in his early 60s now, and he's been wanting to retire. |
The experience itself was amazing, ... To realize you're competing in the Olympics, I tried not to let the magnitude of it sink in. |
The plant is going to make about 40 million gallons of ethanol a year, which is about midrange in size (for an ethanol plant). |