This is not a flash in the pan, ... This is going to go into the next year.

The news media tends to act like the kids on a young soccer team. We all follow the ball as it moves from one side of the field to the next - like a kids' soccer game. And the kid who ends up scoring a goal was the one who's off to the corner by himself just waiting for the opportunity.

It's not for me, it's for years to come. This is a springboard for next year.

I couldn't do 'The Ed Sullivan Show.' Ed said I was a flash in the pan, and he was right.

Philadelphians are intensely loyal. They don't switch teams even when the Sixers lose by 63 points or the Phillies finish last in the NL East.

This is a real commitment, and we are going to do this for a substantial amount of time. I'm not going to put an end date on it because there is no way of knowing how long this is going to be needed.