My dad was a pretty poor guy, he didn't have a whole lot of money. He always wanted something for read more

My dad was a pretty poor guy, he didn't have a whole lot of money. He always wanted something for my brother and myself, some kind of business. He'd asked the owners of this course to call him if it ever came up for sale, and one day, they called. I had a scholarship offer to Ohio State and my dad said, 'Son, what do you want to do, cut grass or go to school?' I said, what do you want me to do, Dad? He said, 'Well, I can't afford any help.' I said, 'No problem, Dad, I'll help you cut grass.' Looking back, I think I made the right decision.

Our programs don't require radical change. Our programs require just enhancement and tuning and trying to get better yields on read more

Our programs don't require radical change. Our programs require just enhancement and tuning and trying to get better yields on the investments that we and our partners have made. A great example is the fact that we now have 100 business partner innovation centers around the world.

Everybody has to feel good about the input that has gone into this, ... We have a lot of assets read more

Everybody has to feel good about the input that has gone into this, ... We have a lot of assets and I think we've got a good core group of people who are willing to take on our challenges.

Basically, ... he was telling the guys not to take things for granted.

Basically, ... he was telling the guys not to take things for granted.

Sellers definitely have to be creative. They need as much help as possible.

Sellers definitely have to be creative. They need as much help as possible.

This year, our only issue is competitiveness.

This year, our only issue is competitiveness.

There is a lot of pressure for test scores and academic performance, but being a part of creating something brings read more

There is a lot of pressure for test scores and academic performance, but being a part of creating something brings about an energy. My students work together in a better way because of the opera.

Still, this group won the most games in a season in 23 years. We came into this game winning 17 read more

Still, this group won the most games in a season in 23 years. We came into this game winning 17 out of our last 19 games. We gave our community a lot to be proud of. We didn't make them proud with this performance, but one game isn't going to take anything away from their accomplishments this year. That (St. V-M) was a very good team.

I try to leave out the parts that people skip.

I try to leave out the parts that people skip.