The key to us winning the BWAC is running together in a pack and to keep improving,

We expect a winning attitude. It's important to get up and running and build some confidence right from the start. It's a consistent effort and getting better each game. We believe we can be as good or better than last year's team.

In their frenzy to beat freshness into the endless loops of disaster footage that have been running all day, broadcasters might have mentioned that nearly all the visible people left behind in New Orleans are of the black persuasion, and mostly poor.

If he's out there running and doing what he's doing and putting up great numbers and we're winning, without a doubt, leave him in there.

You could hear 'Gilroy' over the loudspeaker. We were running our races and we were winning our heats or coming in second.

Winning has nothing to do with racing. Most days don't have races anyway. Winning is about struggle and effort and optimism, and never, ever, ever giving up.