You've just got to focus on excellence and try not to be distracted by the news and the rumors and the absurdities of the stories that were coming out.

You can't be distracted by the noise of misinformation.

Having your goal to focus on is key, but don't let it become more important than your excellence next year and the year after.

News told, rumors heard, truth implied, facts buried.

Doctor Jones, we're all vulnerable to vicious rumors. I seem to remember that in Honduras you were accused of being a grave robber rather than an archaeologist.
Indy: Well, the newspapers greatly exaggerated the incident.

See, what we were going to do was say, the Internet is this great business strategy tool.