“All of us became real close friends. My best friends aren't from high school or college. They're from the YMCA and from that noon running group. The runs, the jokes, the stories ... you become a family, and you don't want to miss out.”
“The one thing he's developed is on the inside part of the plate. He's gotten more aggressive with it. The old saying is what, he's [6-foot-4, 6-foot-5], and you don't want to let him get extension. If he gets extension and the ball's tailing in, he'll hit it.”
“Toward the middle of the season when I started to get my scores up, I thought I might have a chance of beating him. But when you score 300 twice in a year, that's a great feat; he's just an amazing diver.”