Unity to be real must stand the severest strain without breaking.

Unity to be real must stand the severest strain without breaking.

Things went very well for us today. It was a great meet and we had a lot of breakthroughs. To read more

Things went very well for us today. It was a great meet and we had a lot of breakthroughs. To compete strong against teams that are in the top 20, as well as professional athletes, is great.

There's a lot of celebration to this thing,

There's a lot of celebration to this thing,

Every day you come to practice you can learn something from [NHL head coaches], and I think I've been doing read more

Every day you come to practice you can learn something from [NHL head coaches], and I think I've been doing that for the last 13 years.

Nearly all of the majors have really been pretty merciless with their partners.

Nearly all of the majors have really been pretty merciless with their partners.

[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.

I could have begged. They made it obvious to me that if I wanted to come back and be a read more

I could have begged. They made it obvious to me that if I wanted to come back and be a good boy... but I'd rather be in Roots than Good Times.

We have a lot of guys who are versatile. That's what keeps you in this league sometimes, and we've just read more

We have a lot of guys who are versatile. That's what keeps you in this league sometimes, and we've just got to show that again.

We have a right to a defense. A defense is [Tim] did it, or someone else did it!

We have a right to a defense. A defense is [Tim] did it, or someone else did it!