He's always pumped up. Sometimes, you have to pull the reins in.

We're having to pull back the reins.

Dr. Lee wanted to be a 100 percent certain that nothing could change. It was 99.9 percent, but she wanted to make sure about that other 0.1 percent. I don't blame her for that. She just wanted to be precise.

This whole situation, it's taken a lot of steam out of us. We're not going to lay down and sit up there and pout... We're going to play with what they let us play with. I'm just not sure Russell County High School is pulling for Russell County High School.

When your horse in on the brink of a precipice, it is too late to pull the reins

The foundation, from when he helped take over the reins, has increased 100-fold to being something that's become a vital part of the community. He's a visionary, both on the educational platform and from the community-growth standpoint.