I want to put all that I can into this, see what we can make of this if we work with all our time and effort. It can take off in so many directions, as long as we keep the energy up.

There's a sincere interest in the characters we're making jerseys for.

Ann Arbor News wrote the first story. After that, the company business expanded, and professors started asking me about business.

I take it very seriously, ... I worked hard this offseason and I'm going to work hard this season to make sure I get better. It will determine my future and I want to make sure that I have a secure future. I think it's a situation where I have to come out and play this year. That's how I look at it. I just have to make sure that I get better and do what I've got to do. If I do that, the contract situation will take care of itself.

I've been extremely involved in this campus on various commissions and committees. We're trying to work on improving the bus system. We're trying to improve the bike paths around campus and Isla Vista.

Now, we have to work hard to do well at the World Cup.