I was fortunate to be able to speak with Paul's brother during my stay at the hospital and I was glad for that. I wish I could have spoken with his wife as well, but I want her to know that my sincerest sympathies and prayers are with her, their family and the entire Rahal Letterman Racing team. |
I was happy with the way I was pitching, but I needed to go deeper in games. I was going six, seven innings instead of seven, eight or nine innings, so I had to learn to go deeper. Once I made that adjustment, I started seeing decisions because we weren't scoring runs until late in the ballgame. |
I was in a little bit of a slump, but I've got my confidence. I know I can do this -- not just because of last year. I'm comfortable enough and have confidence in myself to know I can hit. I wasn't stressing out about it. I was getting my work done and trying to get back in the rhythm of things. |
I was in awe of a woman who was giving so much but was never directly involved in what was going on in other parts of the country. She didn't experience the things here that people in the south did but she treated everybody as an American. She wanted everybody to live to their fullest potential. |
I was pretty happy when Polly said he'd field in front of (the notorious hecklers in) Bay 13 after I'd dropped the catch because maybe that would have been a bit much, but there's only one way to prove people wrong and that is to keep bowling your heart out for your country and never to give up. |
I was totally blindsided, ... I don't really remember a loss where I've felt this bad afterwards. I love playing here. I probably had the best practice week I've ever had in lead-up. You kind of feel it and you hope for something good. I just felt like I was going to have a pretty good run here. |
I was very fortunate to coach with Chick Campbell. He gave me a lot of responsibilities there, so now being the head guy at North is not a total shock. It made it easier on my part. I am lucky to have a good staff with me. They're willing to put a lot of work in (to start to) build this program. |
I was very proud of Kelsey Yost. What a great accomplishment to end your last senior home match with medalist honors. Overall, I thought we played well. Our scores didn't reflect how we were striking the ball. We had a few mental breakdowns around the greens, which turned out to be quite costly. |
I was watching John, I thought he was the strongest. The Gerolsteiner rider... I think he was playing! I just raced with him in Germany where he had the King of the Mountains for a day or two. I know it was touch-and-go and I know his teammate was working hard. We had been out there a long time. |
I wish it never happened. Not so much for myself - I can handle it on my own - but it involves my family. They're trying to adapt to a new city. Now that I have a daughter, it's way different. That's the sad thing about the whole thing. You leave friends and people you're really close to behind. |
I wish to f--- that we were putting it out sooner, ... I'm so excited about it and I'm so ready for it to be part of the public consciousness. It's a lot different to ' By The Way '. There are some profoundly funky songs and then there are songs that are new for us and don't sound like anything. |
I wish we could bottle it up. Shooting 60% and shooting like that from threes. Shooting is a lot about confidence and rhythm and not only did our shooters have that but I felt the way we were playing fed into the rhythm and the confidence. Everybody feeds off each other. One shot led to another. |
I wish we could have sent them off with a winner in our last game. There's one thing we can't fault this year, and it's the St. Louis Blues fans. They stuck with us through a tough season. We gave them some good games, but not enough consistency. Next year they're going to get what they deserve. |
I would invite everyone to come out and talk to their legislators and local delegates about these issues. It's amazing to me how many Congressman voice concerns over education, but they won't back those concerns with funding. It's easy to pay lip service, but they won't back it with legislation. |
I would love to tell you today that it's not going to be a problem (getting emotional), but it really is. I don't know if there's a greater honor in sports than to have an organization retire your number and to have your family there. That's what it's all about. It's going to be a wonderful day. |