[Charles provides] everything you'd want from a family, to feel respected and understood and trusted. There's a real, real close bond, very tight-knit, very special. If you didn't go to Portland, you'd never understand it. |
[Charles' passing] rocked my world, |
[Death] affects everyone a little differently, and you never know until it happens. I don't know. Clive's death really made me, I don't know, strong in ways I hadn't been in a long time. It made me feel like, I don't know, it's time to stop wasting your time. I can't waste any more time. |
I don't feel like I squint as much, I don't have that tension in my face, ... Any energy drain out there is an energy drain whether it's coming from your face or legs. ... It makes it so you can relax much better, you feel more confident. You don't realize until you go back to playing without them how much of a benefit they are. |
I was really disappointed in April when she never sat me down to talk to me to tell me she thought I was struggling, |
It might be more important to me now. I understand things more. I have a better perspective. My blood's purple -- I think everyone else would say that, too. |
It's pretty amazing we haven't had something like this before for people who play outdoor sports, ... It's a pretty rational and reasonable concept. Anything that can help the performance out there, people are always looking for that. |
My philosophy about the game, for instance, is that you have players out there who really do different things, |
ready and willing to give a new coach a try. |
the best day of my life, hands down. |
What kept coming up is I have such a different philosophy about the game than what April has and what the national team has, ... It's not fun anymore. |