My biggest win was getting the meal money bumped from $5 to $7.

I had endured six years of frustration so I think winning it all meant more to me than most of the others on the team.

The MVP award was very satisfying in terms of personal accomplishments, but the championship was the most important thing of all.

Do your best when no one is looking. If you do that, then you can be successful at anything you put your mind to

We lived in Yorkville until 1940, at which point we moved into the St. Albans neighborhood of Queens.

Do your best when no one is looking.

Back then every small town had a gym, and if itseated more than 2,000 then we'd be interested in playing in it.