Last year we didn't really have the whole coaching thing down,

It was unusual, but not unheard of. This was not a 100-year storm or even a 50. It was more like a 20 or 30, but it is really hard to say.

I wish I could have a group like this every year. But if that was the case, coaching would be easy and everyone would be coaching. Like I told them before we came over here tonight ?no matter what happens, I am proud to have had the opportunity to coach them.

A great Mentor holds your hand as you ease towards your goal, ensuring that the confidence you share is real and obtainable; then straps on your wings as you gaze towards the challenge ahead, securing your success and locking in the path to get there; finally, your Mentor is the one that pushes you over the edge at that moment they know you can spread those wings and fly alone

(Rosetta) started the same year at the Tribune as I did coaching in 1964. ... Rosetta is the one that called me. He said, 'Ted, you will never guess what.' I said, 'What?' He said, 'Finally, way, way, way overdue, you've been inducted into the Hall of Honor, and I get to escort you.' He was as tickled as I was.

That is my goal, anywhere I coach. I don't care if I'm coaching in Tibet ... I want to pull their defense out.