There's only about 6 inches that turns that halo into a noose.

Integrity makes my job easier. It's deception and dishonesty that requires so much diligent effort.

I was always going to church with my mom, dad and sister. I was literally raised under the godly influence both at home and church. There was no alcohol and no smoking at our house. That was the way a Bowden was supposed to live. My dad always told me to represent the Bowden name in a respectful manner.

People that are brilliant and successful, we think they've just always been that way. That's not the case. Most of them have had some tough adversity in their life. It's prepared them. I've never felt like you could develop character without adversity.

To have the kind of year you want to have, something has to happen that you can't explain why it happened. Something has to happen that you can't coach.

Courage is doing something you need to do that might get you hurt.

A better ending could not have been scripted. Of course, if we had won, that would have been better.