A nation which makes the final sacrifice for life and freedom does not get beaten.

A nation which makes the final sacrifice for life and freedom does not get beaten.

To throw a young kid still unsure of himself into a situation like that, I didn't think that was fair read more

To throw a young kid still unsure of himself into a situation like that, I didn't think that was fair to anybody.

This has been very stressful for the people involved, particularly for class representatives who had counterclaims brought against them. This read more

This has been very stressful for the people involved, particularly for class representatives who had counterclaims brought against them. This is a huge relief to them.

I like how we did it. We pushed the tempo and got the shots we wanted. It was big for read more

I like how we did it. We pushed the tempo and got the shots we wanted. It was big for us.

All the teams at this point are running off adrenalin. Everyone is hungry.

All the teams at this point are running off adrenalin. Everyone is hungry.

The sky is the limit. Everything is so new that I think we can go as far as we want. read more

The sky is the limit. Everything is so new that I think we can go as far as we want. We need to go out and compete day in and day out. If we do that, we give ourselves a chance to win everyday.

It's helpful that I was an athletic director (at Lutheran before John Ragland took over last year). I know about read more

It's helpful that I was an athletic director (at Lutheran before John Ragland took over last year). I know about the problems in scheduling, but we try not to make a big deal of it. It's something we don't talk about.

A gold mine is a hole in the ground with a liar standing by it.

A gold mine is a hole in the ground with a liar standing by it.

This shows you that people actually can see that he's not just a number --that he was a man with read more

This shows you that people actually can see that he's not just a number --that he was a man with a family that needs comforting. Even after a year, people are reaching out and that's nice because while our lives go on, Mike's life doesn't.