I think under Jacques, we were very much a team that played extremely well defensively,

I think under Jacques, we were very much a team that played extremely well defensively,

It's definitely an advantage playing all our Sectional games here. It takes time, but eventually you realize it's the same read more

It's definitely an advantage playing all our Sectional games here. It takes time, but eventually you realize it's the same distance to the rim and you start to shoot the ball [well].

The future is very bright. They have improved a ton already this season. We've learned many things from every game read more

The future is very bright. They have improved a ton already this season. We've learned many things from every game that we've played in. They are maturing as players every time they step on the floor. It's just awesome to see them turn into such great players right in front of your eyes.

I've invited some legislators but they just looked at me like I was weird. Obviously, I haven't asked the right read more

I've invited some legislators but they just looked at me like I was weird. Obviously, I haven't asked the right ones.

There are three schools of magic. One: State a tautology, then ring the changes on its corollaries; that's philosophy. Two: read more

There are three schools of magic. One: State a tautology, then ring the changes on its corollaries; that's philosophy. Two: Record many facts. Try to find a pattern. Then make a wrong guess at the next fact; that's science. Three: Be aware that you live.

You've got a big 600 meter uphill run (the peak of the hill is just under the 2.5 mile mark read more

You've got a big 600 meter uphill run (the peak of the hill is just under the 2.5 mile mark of the 3.1-mile 5K), ... When you hit (the bottom of the hill) you've got to go, or you're going to lose time.

[He announced last week that he is leaving in three weeks to take a private-sector job in New York for read more

[He announced last week that he is leaving in three weeks to take a private-sector job in New York for an employer whose identity he said he cannot yet reveal.] I've always been a dedicated public servant, ... This was something different for me. It wasn't just a question of money. It was a number of things I couldn't refuse.

People realize that what we did in this agreement was push back against the corporation's main objective of turning this read more

People realize that what we did in this agreement was push back against the corporation's main objective of turning this place into a [non-permanent] contract-hired staff.

[Thompson made himself the centerpiece of his stories] to show that a regular person could be in the midst of read more

[Thompson made himself the centerpiece of his stories] to show that a regular person could be in the midst of the craziness of the time, ... He was our historian.