I was hoping that it would feel like the R25 to drive, because that was such a nice car for the drivers. The good news is that it does. It is easy to drive, the long runs seem consistent and we didn't have any mechanical problems. This is only the first January test with a brand new car. Taking that into account, I think we are in a strong position. |
I was looking for someone that was willing to give me a chance to play the game the way I played again. He definitely allowed me to do that. ... It wasn't necessarily what he had done with quarterbacks in the past, although it never hurts to be a part of a team or with a coach that has had great offensive success and great success with quarterbacks. |
I was lying next to my poorly son in hospital when he phoned and told me what had been going on. I don't know how I got through the next few hours. As I cradled my baby, all I could think about was Jock and Nikki together. My world fell apart that day. I can't believe they managed to keep it hidden all that time. It really was the ultimate betrayal. |
I went to a party recently that some of the students gave, ... and I sat around, trying to keep quiet for the first hour. And finally some of them said to me, 'What was it like 30 years ago'? And I started telling a few things that happened and I realized that was a complete mistake. They just sort of hung their heads and said, 'God, we're so dull.' |
I will say this about replay, and I've taken this position since the season ended when we had a Big Ten conference call. If they're going to have instant replay, they've got to have a coach's challenge. Otherwise, you've got a guy in the booth nobody knows, and he makes decisions on whether plays should be reviewed or not, and we get no explanation. |
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I'm ecstatic. Especially after being undefeated last year and losing. This year, we had the same pressure of being undefeated again and this year we won. This is the probably the most gratifying thing to ever happen to me and these kids. You can see it in their faces. They really wanted this. They were holding up a trophy they wanted since November. |
I'm feeling very disappointed for sure to end the tournament this way. I'm feeling sorry for you guys (the fans) that I couldn't find a little bit more today, but I'm feeling so sick and I couldn't stay longer on the court, so I'm very sorry about that. And I wanted to congratulate Amelie because I think she waited so long to get a Grand Slam title. |
I'm more of a complete player now. My teammates made it harder to double-team me. I was 6-4 or 6-5 when I came to Springfield. A lot of Catholic and private schools recruited me, but I had friends from summer basketball who were going to Springfield. I wanted to take Springfield to the level where it belonged. We won the Central League championship. |
I'm not as convinced as the Republican leadership appears to be that we should provide no assistance for businesses, particularly small business in the state because who is it that provides jobs in the state, ... It's the small business. If they go out of business and we don't have work for people, we've compounded the problem instead of solving it. |
I'm not saying things would have necessarily been different if Sean was in the lineup but I think it would have helped to have a hitter who combined to strike out less 100 times over the last two seasons up in the situation. You need to make contact with a man on second and none out, and I think Sean would have given us a great chance of doing that. |
I'm really happy that I was able to come here and get through these matches and still feel healthy and ready to go to New York, ... This was a big test for my back. I think it was real important just to play some matches and get the rust out of my game. Obviously to win this tournament is a bonus. Overall, the week was nothing but a positive for me. |
I've never seen a freshman like this since I've coached, including Brad, ... He was very well coached in high school; you can tell that. But he's also a very, very confident young man. Certainly, he'll tell you he doesn't have all the answers. I'm not trying to imply that, but it was very, very competitive between all those guys, and he won the job. |
I've picked up a lot of things along the way and, hopefully, I'll keep learning each game, ... I'm not the best athlete on the field, the strongest guy or fastest guy, but I think I'm mentally ready to play. During practice, I'm really focused. I like to watch film on our next opponent every night. Hopefully on Fridays, I'm one step ahead of things. |
I've said before one of the joys of being able to take a team all the way, whether it was Green Bay or in San Francisco, was the joy it gave the community. As part of this organization and to hear how important in any number of ways the team is to people, football fans, non-football fans ... it's good. It's one of the gratifying things about my job. |