He never counted the favors he did or where he would cash in his chips. He has all these people who know him – heads of state, kings and queens, heads of corporations. He doesn't have a contact file. Muhammad ... didn't want something in return. |
He put a lot of things in perspective for us, and it really energized the guys in the first period. We came out with four goals (in the first period) and a strong effort, and that was directly affected by Jordan giving us a speech before the game. |
He started out not very sharp and he had 37 pitches in the first inning, ... That's almost three innings worth and we were debating whether or not to send him out in the seventh or not but he wanted to pitch and he ended the game strong. |
He talked to me, and it stuck with me the rest of my life. He said, 'I know you got the ability to play in the NFL. But don't come back and say the reason you didn't make it was because you were black.' That's the way he sent me out there in life. |
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He understands what parts of his game need to improve and he's working on it. Our job is to get him a little better so he can become a suitable major-league catcher. But we're getting more than we bargained for offensively and I hope it continues. |
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He was great to have, ... He was here every day and every practice [until signing with the Steelers]. I don't know if he wants to be a coach in the future. We never talked about that. I think he just wanted to give something back to the community. |
He was just excited. Everyone who came in contact with him feels the impact of what has happened. I see his name on TV and the numbers 1981-2005, and that's the end. It really makes you come down to earth and realize what you have. It's a shocker. |
He was not a stupid man. He was managed by reasonably clever people who understood his value. But he was a figure in Quebec society of such eminence that you couldn't avoid using him politically. Much as we use (Wayne) Gretzky. No less or no more. |
He was tough and demanded certain things and we practiced hard. You get a little older, it's a whole different perspective then. When I was looking for another job he helped me get that job. He's done it a long time and he's done it the right way. |
He wasn't the biggest or the fastest, but he was one of the ones who worked the hardest to make himself better and to make his teammates better. You wanted your kids to grow up to be like that, to be mature and responsible. It's such a tough loss. |
He will have roughly 14 and 15 months to complete the work at that school, which is a fair amount of time seeing as we've had some other middle schools built in only 12 months. We think we're giving them a fair amount of time to complete the work. |
He will talk about and connect some of the things he learned growing up -- the values of Midland, the types of things he learned that have made him who he is today -- and what those mean for the future of how he will govern and for the presidency. |
He?s really stepped up and is turning the corner right now being a third-year wrestler. He?s really clicking and has picked up the intensity. He?s really crossed the line and (is) making some noise. He can get better, but he needs to get stronger. |