Though he was getting older, he passed all his exams with flying colors. He was too old to actually be a pilot. So he did the next best thing and became a technician.

Let me tell you something: My brother was so proud of being a Marine. He conquered his fears of heights and his fear of water because he didn't know how to swim. He was gung-ho.

I had some real bad feelings. Every day since he's been there, I'd been praying for him because I felt like he was in danger.

It turned out to be a difficult day, but the city got through it with flying colors,

I wasn't on the field, but if I was, I probably would have been suckered like everybody else, so don't let me lie to you. I've never gotten over it. It felt like Alice in Wonderland ; you just did not believe this was happening. As I'm watching, I wanted to push pause so the whole world would stop.

They can't say now, with two teams in the Sweet 16, that we're overrated with too many (four) bids. We proved by our teams that we're successful.