Sometimes, they just get afraid to leave, and they will do things that don't always make sense, like run, even read more

Sometimes, they just get afraid to leave, and they will do things that don't always make sense, like run, even though they were going to be out within a short period of time.

For African American ideals, ""The Promised Land"" is not a land to be ""reclaimed"" after hundreds, or even thousands, of read more

For African American ideals, ""The Promised Land"" is not a land to be ""reclaimed"" after hundreds, or even thousands, of years, citing God as the real estate agent. The Promised Land doesn't echo the injustices of the past by, in part, replicating them upon others. The Promised Land is the creation of a just society with an appreciation for the diversity of all humanity and equality for all.

When someone comes to you and tells you she and her kids are alive because Shirley was in their school, read more

When someone comes to you and tells you she and her kids are alive because Shirley was in their school, it's indescribable. She takes her job very personally; it never shuts off with her.

A long apprenticeship is the most logical way to success. The only alternative is overnight stardom, but I can't give read more

A long apprenticeship is the most logical way to success. The only alternative is overnight stardom, but I can't give you a formula for that.

I was excited to see that we finally got in double digits in runs. It's been a cold spring for read more

I was excited to see that we finally got in double digits in runs. It's been a cold spring for us with the bats.

Morgan does that basically every game. We put her on their point guard and we tell her to pressure without read more

Morgan does that basically every game. We put her on their point guard and we tell her to pressure without fouling, play good defense. When she does that, it puts the ball in someone else's hands that's possibly not used to bringing it up and it kind of throws their momentum off. She does a great job. Without her, we wouldn't be the team we are.

Why did I spend all these years playing boring Europeans? I was made for action movies.

Why did I spend all these years playing boring Europeans? I was made for action movies.

'How do you know so much about everything?' was asked of a very wise and intelligent man; and the answer read more

'How do you know so much about everything?' was asked of a very wise and intelligent man; and the answer was 'By never being afraid or ashamed to ask questions as to anything of which I was ignorant.'

He not only understands the defensive concepts we're trying to accomplish, he understands what the offense is thinking, too. So read more

He not only understands the defensive concepts we're trying to accomplish, he understands what the offense is thinking, too. So I can position him mentally to take the strains off of our linebackers and the rest of the secondary. I can put all the mental cover-down rules on him.