We weren't really trying to go that hard. We didn't care about winning or losing; we just wanted to have some fun and play to the crowd.

At first, when he was talking to me, I was trying to act like I was weighing my options. Then he offered me a scholarship, and I couldn't stop smiling.

I was just trying to project forward what it would look like after this season. Winning is important, but is not the sole reason we have an athletics program. I want to be competitive and we weren't being competitive, but there were other issues.

Everyone knows that what happened to me is great, but at the other side I care about winning. I care about the team and the situation right now.

I said to myself I've got to go up there and do it because the New York Mets keep winning every day. The game was on the line and I wanted to go out there and come through for my team. That win tonight means a lot for us.

When you're winning, you don't have to make excuses, or when you're losing, you shouldn't come up with any, either. As far as I'm concerned, we just got outrun today.