Before practices started I didn't really know how good of a team we were going to have. But first day of practice we took BP, and I knew then. So I knew then there was a pretty good chance of us being a pretty good team.

If we get past the districts, there will be no more pressure on us. We've done it. There will be no pressure.

It really gives you confidence. It doesn't put so much pressure on one single person.

She does that little extra every day that a lot of kids just don't do. It's nothing in particular, it's everything ? she puts extra into everything she does.

I enjoy what I do every minute of the day, even when the going gets tough. When I first began writing, I used to work at a desk in the bedroom, of a small development house. My three sons all under the age of 3 would come running in and out of the room every minute.

In general we try to cut our positions at the end of the day and even more so on a weekend. Ahead of an event like this, you're going to be a lot more conservative than normal.