Easy to say, not easy to achieve, ... But together we have achieved great things, and this is a red-letter read more

Easy to say, not easy to achieve, ... But together we have achieved great things, and this is a red-letter day. All of us here today will never forget it.

For the most part, I think they've been pretty good. The crew we had the first and second nights were read more

For the most part, I think they've been pretty good. The crew we had the first and second nights were professional-looking. There were a few ball-strike calls I didn't like, but that's going to happen in the big leagues or anywhere.

The ceaseless, senseless demand for original scholarship in a number of fields, where only erudition is now possible, has led read more

The ceaseless, senseless demand for original scholarship in a number of fields, where only erudition is now possible, has led either to sheer irrelevancy, the famous knowing of more and more about less and less, or to the development of a pseudo-scholarship which actually destroys its object.

These kids grow so much in their four years here, and there's certain things we'd like to think the program read more

These kids grow so much in their four years here, and there's certain things we'd like to think the program stands for. Tonight, you saw the efforts of that.

Eventually you love people - friends or lovers - because of their flaws.

Eventually you love people - friends or lovers - because of their flaws.

Once upon a time you could wander around one country, then the next and then maybe you'd go to England read more

Once upon a time you could wander around one country, then the next and then maybe you'd go to England or wherever. Now they all want you to do it at the same time and you can't. It's just not physically possible.

We played well in the transition game and we were able to clear the ball 18 times. We did well read more

We played well in the transition game and we were able to clear the ball 18 times. We did well passing and catching and we were much sharper in that area (yesterday) than we have been the previous two games. McCarthy has really picked up his game and Rooney obviously sets the tone on offense.

Principles are a dangerous form of social dynamite.

Principles are a dangerous form of social dynamite.

Before high school I really wanted to play basketball and play in the NBA and all of that stuff. I read more

Before high school I really wanted to play basketball and play in the NBA and all of that stuff. I still miss it. Once I saw that baseball could maybe take me somewhere, I decided to pursue it.