We need to get beyond the politics of the moment, the deficit of the hour, the military count of the day, the numbers that rarely shape events. Our long-term interests must be in people and in the values of democracy and individual liberty.

The point of the game is not how well the individual does, but whether the team wins. That's the beautiful heart of the game, the blending of personalities, the mutual sacrifices for the group success.

The only way to be true to our American tradition is to maintain absolute governmental neutrality regarding religious beliefs and practices

Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in.

Al Gore clearly has the vision... it's a much better vision than that of George W. Bush.

We realized that no one of us could be as good as all of us playing unselfishly.

There has never been a great athlete who died not knowing what pain is.