The increase in gasoline prices and the prospect of a long, expensive winter is depressing sentiment.

The increase in gasoline prices and the prospect of a long, expensive winter is depressing sentiment.

Dolores Stephan to me is almost as good as Phil Crane himself. She's the one who put him in office.

Dolores Stephan to me is almost as good as Phil Crane himself. She's the one who put him in office.

Few people are successful unless a lot of other people want them to be.

Few people are successful unless a lot of other people want them to be.

I have improved a lot. I think it's strength, age, experience, and attitude. Plus, I'm really, really fit.

I have improved a lot. I think it's strength, age, experience, and attitude. Plus, I'm really, really fit.

It's going to be very expensive. We still have a lot of fundraising to do.

It's going to be very expensive. We still have a lot of fundraising to do.

We were in the cages and coach (Bob) Todd said something to freshman Zach Hurley. What he said clicked in read more

We were in the cages and coach (Bob) Todd said something to freshman Zach Hurley. What he said clicked in my head. All our bats finally woke up. It seemed like we were hit or miss the last five, six or seven games.

You come to Michigan to play teams like Notre Dame. The game means that much more to me because it's read more

You come to Michigan to play teams like Notre Dame. The game means that much more to me because it's my last year and I only have one more chance to play this team. It's one of the greatest rivalries in college football between two schools that have the most tradition.

I am so fascinated with this century it will help keep me alive. I'll be there until the last minute, read more

I am so fascinated with this century it will help keep me alive. I'll be there until the last minute, fighting.

I made a $50 bet -- a lot of money then -- with my coach that I'd win a medal. read more

I made a $50 bet -- a lot of money then -- with my coach that I'd win a medal. I woke up that morning and thought, 'don't get to the bottom and wish you had a second chance, because in the Olympics, you don't get a second chance.' I was so in the moment; I wanted to feel it, I wanted to be in it -- I've used that metaphor for the rest of my life.