Brett would throw the ball so hard, Irvin would come out and fuss at him. Deanna wouldn't let on. She was going to catch 'em.

There were kids who wouldn't bat against him. They'd start crying because he threw so hard and, I mean, he may hit you.

The doctor said he was ready for a hamburger,

I want to say we were there a good 5 or 6 hours, ... The water just stayed there. Normally, like with (Hurricane) Camille, it came in quick and went out quick. This just kept rising and then it stayed there.

We were stuffing towels and rugs against the doors. We figured there'd be 3 or 4 inches of water, but it just kept on rising.

The mother said, 'They call your son a hero, and my son is a hero,' ... I said, 'I know, but I just can't see it that way.' She said, 'I looked it up in the dictionary and a hero is an ordinary person doing an extraordinary job.' So I guess that's true.