They just kinda blamed each other. 'That's not ours,' the city says, 'that's not ours.' The state said, 'that's not ours.' It hasn't been done.

I've been around a while. I kinda know these things.

Dole could be blamed for any losses, and that is unfair.

The problem wasn't with the city, the sport, my teammates or my coach, even though I blamed all of them at one time or another. The problem was with me. But I didn't realize it back then because I hadn't been told that there was a clinical reason -- social anxiety disorder -- for everything odd I was feeling, everything from the depression to the shyness. I didn't understand that some of the things that were holding me back were chemical.

It's like the state slogan says. Come see for yourself.

Ours is not just a Nigerian bid, but the African bid.