I hate to say it, but it's so rare a great player's talent matches his character. It's been a long road for him and I can't wait.

Good character is more to be praised than outstanding talent. Most talents are to some extent a gift. Good character, by contrast, is not given to us. We have to build it piece by piece by thought, choice, courage and determination.

Talent is a gift, but character is a choice.

Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character.

Talent-wise, we could get back to that level. But character-wise, team-wise, do we have the moxie? Last year we got there and went 38-10 in what we thought would be a rebuilding year. That was reached due to the 'team' concept they believed in.

Talent develops in quiet, Character in the torrent of the world