Last year, he was trying too hard to make everybody happy,

You're trying harder and harder, when less is more, really. I kept telling him that. The harder you try, the more you're 'amped up' and flexed, which takes away from your athletic ability. Now, he realizes he doesn't have to throw over 90 mph for his changeup to be effective.

We're getting there. We're trying to keep ourselves in ballgames. We just got to close it out.

It's the weaker candidate trying to get the strongest candidate out,

We are still struggling with the demons of that movement, ... We are still trying to build a more perfect union. The reason this commemoration means so much is because I think God has greater plans for us still.

We came into this tournament trying to get better and we have improved in some areas.