The show is a kind of rest period for us. You know the old saying: 'you have to get the show on the road' because it's going to L.A., Seattle, or wherever, and they have to load in the next morning.

I couldn't do anything without my crew. They're the people that put in the blood, sweat, and tears ? and they do bleed sometimes and they do sweat a lot. Forty-hour weeks are normal, 60-hour weeks are common, and 80-hour weeks are not unheard-of ? we do three or four of those a season.

We were trying to get the show out the door ? which is faster than loading. I remember seeing the sun come in at 6 the following morning.

We're not saying everybody has to agree with us. But we want to make sure everyone has the facts.

It was the best I've felt at a meet. I usually work hard and get no rest. I'm usually tired before a race.

We have to learn from our mistakes. It's getting late in the season to keep saying that.