“I thought everybody we played (in the tournament) was pretty deep with talent compared to where we were at, and they were a lot deeper. We knew when we went there that we had to play if we were going to survive in that tournament.”
“That night I really got a chance to see him. He gave up a home run, but I told him he's going to see the ball go out of the park. But he stood in there and he fought.”
“He had that competitiveness about him, but if something [bad] happened he would just fall apart. Now with the way he is, he takes it in stride and keeps going.”