As I get into my speech, they start to see those things, and it starts to close the gap, and they see -- he really is no different than I am.

If we can get to $150,000 and figure out a way to close the gap, why can't we get to $230,000 and figure out how to close the gap?

Because most people are teased and taunted from a distance, and when they get to know a person it's like, OK, you're just like us -- but just a little shorter.

You must have the dedication, determination and desire to be a friend, not a bully.

There is not that much of a generation gap these days.

He's off to a good start, but he's getting caught up in good starts by all of them. Good starts are contagious. But he's a good hitter -- he's proven that.