Mom used to quote Isaiah 64: about waiting on the Lord. It doesn't mean being complacent. It means understanding that he has a plan, and that we're not the ones in control. In the meantime, we need to strive to use our gifts and abilities fully.

No matter what happens, you're always going to have those critics and those haters. You just have to learn how to deal with that. I think I have and accept that.

Just keep believing. This is an opportunity where great things can happen and lets be great right now.

I can't control the naysayers. I can control my attitude and work ethic and determination and that's what I'm focused on now.

We can control a few things: our attitude, our effort, our focus and how we go about treating our teammates.

If someone is there to believe in you, to care about you and support you, amazing things can happen.

I'm not perfect. I'm never going to be. And that's the great thing about living the Christian life and trying to live by faith, is you're trying to get better every day. You're trying to improve.