I like to play Santa Claus for people; I like to cheer people up.

There is something about these old people seeing Santa Claus that really cheers them up. This may be the last Christmas for some of them, so I try to give them a good time.

It's been fun, and it's been rough. But I feel pretty blessed and pretty fortunate, so I like to make other people happy.

When I was 13 I was diagnosed with malignant brain cancer. I spent 13 weeks in the hospital getting treatment, and my parents had to mortgage the house to pay for it. I spent Christmas in the hospital. When I got out my father had bought me my first Lionel train set, a model Union Pacific line.

We didn't play very smart when we had the lead. We allowed them chances to get back in the game. Both teams played hard.

It ain't what you eat, but the way how you chew it.