I've never seen anything like it. There are 80 million of us out there at the age where our kids have left the nest.

My kids were getting to be school age, and I didn't want them exposed to that [atmosphere],

We used to go out there - several of us kids - about 16 and 17 years of age to watch the planes come in,

Our shifting gave us a little left in the tank at the end and that made the kids feel confident enough to win it which is gratifying.

She gave us a great spark. To shoot the ball like that really got our kids going. I think that helped us on defense too. That was by far the best defensive effort we've had this season.

In an age of instant gratification and superficial solutions to grave social ills, this cannot be emphasized enough.