We wanted to keep the speed and stability of a longer ski but make it a lot more maneuverable. It's read more

We wanted to keep the speed and stability of a longer ski but make it a lot more maneuverable. It's just all about the surface area. All of our skis are shorter than most, but they have the same surface area -- and that's what determines the speed and stability, the actual amount of ski on the snow.

There has been a transformation - you can feel it among the players - but I can hold my hand read more

There has been a transformation - you can feel it among the players - but I can hold my hand up and say that is not down to me coaching on the field. You'd be better off asking Michael Foley and Richard Graham about that because they have been in charge, not me.

Overwhelmingly, they're male, and overwhelmingly, they're white. But they cross the societal spectrum.

Overwhelmingly, they're male, and overwhelmingly, they're white. But they cross the societal spectrum.

I would like to think I have a great deal of expertise,

I would like to think I have a great deal of expertise,

You're just sort of searching for this "thing" and sometimes you get it and sometimes you don't. All music is read more

You're just sort of searching for this "thing" and sometimes you get it and sometimes you don't. All music is imperfect, but in jazz since you're improvising, at least the way I play, I'm trying to follow my train of thought in a solo.

North American manufacturers have really focused on product, launching a wide variety of new and exciting model offerings, ... In read more

North American manufacturers have really focused on product, launching a wide variety of new and exciting model offerings, ... In the end the consumer wins, in terms of choice, product quality and affordability.

At first he was very discouraging, to my astonishment then, but now I fancy he did it as a forlorn read more

At first he was very discouraging, to my astonishment then, but now I fancy he did it as a forlorn hope to check me; he said the whole idea was so disgusting that he could not entertain it for a moment.

Our kids really fought to get back in the game and gave themselves a chance to win. We had to read more

Our kids really fought to get back in the game and gave themselves a chance to win. We had to play so hard to overcome a lot. We had to play perfectly in a lot of areas. We had to make fewer turnovers, we had to get more rebounds and we had to get to the free throw line more than we did. It was tough to overcome but we gave it a shot.

It is definitely true that having a common foe does give you something to shoot at. I'm just hoping that read more

It is definitely true that having a common foe does give you something to shoot at. I'm just hoping that we don't fall into a pattern of simply playing catch-up with Microsoft, which is a danger.