I ended up in the Army Air Corps in the Pacific, operating out of Ayuka field in Hawaii.

People say, on the raft, you must have hallucinated. Baloney. We were sharper after 47 days than the day we started because our minds were empty of all the war and contamination; we had clean minds to fill with good thoughts. Every day we'd exercise our minds.

God has given me so much. He expects so much out of me.

You have to reach deep within yourself to see if you are willing to make the sacrifices.

God knew my needs and took care accordingly.

People tell me, "You're such an optimist". Am I an optimist? An optimist says the glass is half full. A pessimist says the glass is half empty. A survivalist is practical. He says, "Call it what you want, but just fill the glass." I believe in filling the glass.

The race film had confirmed a dead heat. That was great. But even better, most of the New York press finally learned to spell my name correctly.