There are a lot of wonderful candidates out there, and to be selected shocked me. It caught me off guard. read more

There are a lot of wonderful candidates out there, and to be selected shocked me. It caught me off guard. It shows that this award is more than just being a great athlete. It shows you have to work hard in the classroom.

If I'm going to do something, I do it spectacularly or I don't do it at all.

If I'm going to do something, I do it spectacularly or I don't do it at all.

We don't mind being a little bit lower and a little underestimated. It presents a different challenge. It motivates us read more

We don't mind being a little bit lower and a little underestimated. It presents a different challenge. It motivates us to step up. Our backs are against the wall right now. We want people to think we aren't as good as last year that way we can come out and show them who we really are.

The first time I sang in the church choir; two hundred people changed their religion.

The first time I sang in the church choir; two hundred people changed their religion.

I'm pretty hopeful that the public will be favorable to it this time because we have had some comments that read more

I'm pretty hopeful that the public will be favorable to it this time because we have had some comments that the lily pads are getting to be too much.

The memory of things gone is important to a jazz musician. Things like old folks singing in the moonlight in read more

The memory of things gone is important to a jazz musician. Things like old folks singing in the moonlight in the back yard on a hot night or something said long ago.

It's such a great feeling to make people laugh. I know I've made people cry or want to slit their read more

It's such a great feeling to make people laugh. I know I've made people cry or want to slit their wrists, but to make people laugh is a very intoxicating, wonderful thing.

We should be doing as much as we can on a case. Every case should be an investigation.

We should be doing as much as we can on a case. Every case should be an investigation.

A nation devoid of art and artists cannot have a full existence.

A nation devoid of art and artists cannot have a full existence.