This time, it was Michoud's turn to take a bullet for the team,

They have skills they could take anywhere, but it takes awhile to build a clientele, ... By the time they would have a full grasp of the market here and could earn a decent living, it would be time to go back.

It was frustrating because I didn't do anything, ... I was at the wrong place at the wrong time, and he decided to punish me. I couldn't do anything about it.

Even though by that time, he'd received a lot of acclamation, the sort of star thing hadn't really hit him.

We're supposed to be a team, ... Team chemistry this year, baby.

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