The thing that surprises me the most is that people are telling me it's a page-turner. I was worried the story might be too complex for that,

The surprise is that you continue to be surprised.

I've been around this thing a long time and nothing surprises me. Let me say this: You can't believe everything you read. None of us were on that boat. Do you feel sorry about the situation? Absolutely, because to a certain extent, we're all grouped together as professional athletes.

I know what it's like to have people go the other way,

Compassion was never a strong suit of mine, but almost by default, I have become much more sensitive to people with disabilities and other setbacks,

It's hard to judge people after one game. You have to be ready for more surprises the second game. I think we can hold them to an acceptable number of points. Our offense has to get going.