I think he's showing more leadership and more maturity. I think he'll be a smarter runner.

Jessica did a great job all year. She brought tremendous leadership to the team. She's one of your quiet leaders and a great role model in the water.

She's always been an awesome talent. But her maturity has developed and she's assumed a leadership role on the team. She wants this team to win badly.

He told me he could get one more person in school, but I would have to come on the GI Bill. I did, and I have often thought that if it hadn't been for that, I would still be stacking lumber in Alabama. It's amazing how one thing can affect your whole life.

One thing I remember is we saw the back of his jersey all day. He ran all over the field all day.

That was as rough a thing as I ever heard tell of happening to a boy. And I'm mighty proud to learn how my boy stood up to it. You couldn't ask any more of a grown man... It's not a thing you can forget. I don't guess it's a thing you ought to forget. What I mean is, things like that happen. They may seem mighty cruel and unfair, but that's how life is part of the time. But that isn't the only way life is. A part of the time, it's mighty good. And a man can't afford to waste all the good part, worrying about the bad parts. That makes it all bad.