I wanted to tell a 'Rocky'-type story about a girl from the inner city who had the ability, talent and read more

I wanted to tell a 'Rocky'-type story about a girl from the inner city who had the ability, talent and intelligence to do this but didn't have the support or the resources or the belief this was something that was for her.

We make a lot of dumb mistakes. Just mental errors down the stretch. Turnovers. Just mental lapses that come back read more

We make a lot of dumb mistakes. Just mental errors down the stretch. Turnovers. Just mental lapses that come back and get us. ... Giving somebody an open 3-pointer. Not being in the right place on a play.

Your Excellency, I am aware of my responsibilities,

Your Excellency, I am aware of my responsibilities,

He's always happy, so that makes me really happy, too.

He's always happy, so that makes me really happy, too.

been given an opportunity and a chance and I intend to make a whole-hearted effort to not go down that read more

been given an opportunity and a chance and I intend to make a whole-hearted effort to not go down that path. It scares me.

I'm really grateful we were able to get the grant. We couldn't have done it without that. There' s no read more

I'm really grateful we were able to get the grant. We couldn't have done it without that. There' s no way. We would have had to replace the infields with the same type of stuff we have now.

I understand the community isn't satisfied at all that it's here. There were a lot of strong words at the read more

I understand the community isn't satisfied at all that it's here. There were a lot of strong words at the town meeting. But I don't feel like that. I feel really bad for the victims and their families.

A lot of doors could open for me that night. I have a job now as a server at a read more

A lot of doors could open for me that night. I have a job now as a server at a restaurant but I really want something full-time and I am hoping to meet some people that night that might be able to point me in the right direction. Plus, I am so nervous about speaking in front of all those people.

We're going to do some old traditional folk songs. We haven't completely set up a list. We'll play some music read more

We're going to do some old traditional folk songs. We haven't completely set up a list. We'll play some music from modern Celtic rock bands like the Seven Nations. We'll play a couple of more contemporary Irish tunes that I wouldn't call rock; they're more contemporary ballads. We haven't set it all out yet, but they run the gamut.