We were really looking for people who had passion for sports. They are obviously a couple who are huge sports fans.

The women wrote by far the best essays. They really captured the passion of it. Men are more reserved.

Shawn has a passion for basketball. He's a quality person who comes from a quality program at Kit Carson.

If St. Louis is 1A (as a sports town in Missouri), Springfield is 1B.

There is always a need for good, skilled workers with a passion for sports. This makes a lot of sense for several constituencies.

I've known Rich for many years and I know of his talent and passion for sports in general. I knew this would be the type of project that would require someone who would be able to stick with it for a long period of time. It wasn't the type of thing where you could just call up the WWE offices and say 'Okay, we're going to go follow this guy, this guy and this guy.' This is a type of thing where Rich had to become accepted into that culture.