This is really a lovely horse, I once rode her mother.

Sports is like a war without the killing.

It's a big job, but it's a big job when we get there, too. Once the truck arrives in Peoria [Ariz., three days later], we've got to unload and get everything set up. That's the real job. Once those guys are out there on the field and playing, we'll know the season's ready to go.

There has always been a saying in baseball that you can't make a hitter, but I think you can improve a hitter. More than you can improve a fielder. More mistakes are made hitting than in any other part of the game.

It's the nature of the beast, playing sports on the ski team and how competitive all of us are. I want to beat everybody's time.

I'm a huge fan of Chicago sports and Chicago food, and I love going home and my family is still there. I guess it's pretty easy to have a normal life in Chicago.