We grew up competing with much larger institutions. They are very good at what they do and we knew that read more

We grew up competing with much larger institutions. They are very good at what they do and we knew that we couldn't beat them at their game.

But it's looking like I'm just opening it up for (quarterback Tim Rattay), ... because I don't think he's going read more

But it's looking like I'm just opening it up for (quarterback Tim Rattay), ... because I don't think he's going to pass it to me.

We took 24 shots in the second half and scored 13 points. It was kind of a snowball effect. I read more

We took 24 shots in the second half and scored 13 points. It was kind of a snowball effect. I can't fault the kids for that, but we sometimes let that carry over while we were on defense and you can't take a mental break in basketball.

You never realize how much that meant when we had three or four guys on the wing. We all kind read more

You never realize how much that meant when we had three or four guys on the wing. We all kind of split minutes up and we were still happy. We really miss those guys a lot.

An increasing number of middle income Americans are benefiting from the rising value of their stocks and mutual funds, and read more

An increasing number of middle income Americans are benefiting from the rising value of their stocks and mutual funds, and they have a stake in our economy, ... Middle income Americans need a capital gains tax cut and I intend to give it to them.

Chicago is partly a fairy tale because it's inside one person's head, so that part of it's made up and read more

Chicago is partly a fairy tale because it's inside one person's head, so that part of it's made up and the rest of it is reality.

Grief drives men into habits of serious reflection, sharpens the understanding, and softens the heart

Grief drives men into habits of serious reflection, sharpens the understanding, and softens the heart

Those first seven 3-point shots were basically the ball game. We had to fight our best just to get back read more

Those first seven 3-point shots were basically the ball game. We had to fight our best just to get back in it.

Our kids showed a lot of heart and wrestled real hard all day. I don't think it was easy. The read more

Our kids showed a lot of heart and wrestled real hard all day. I don't think it was easy. The score doesn't reflect how hard these kids work.