It probably liked to live in brushy terrain, around deadfalls, and could probably go through that terrain just like a torpedo.

I liked everything I read about Braddock, ... I liked who he was before he was a champion, who he was when he was a champion and who he was afterwards, too. I liked the fact that his otherwise very simple life had this incredible zeitgeist flair in the middle of it and afterwards he just kept working, bringing up his children and loving his wife. For me, it's the story of how one family survived the Depression. Braddock died in 1974 in the same house that he had bought in 1935 with his winnings from the world championship and where he had seen his kids grow up and his grandchildren born.

Thank God he wasn't allergic, or he'd probably be dead.

I'm not saying that $10,000 isn't a lot of money, but I think Jeff can probably handle that OK. He probably felt after it was over that it was worth that much anyway.

He was very well-liked within the organization, especially by his subordinates. But it was probably a combination of both his decision and the need for a change.

If I'd waited around, I probably would have had other options. But I already knew who I liked. It's good to get it out of the way so I can focus on my season.