It was nice to beat the other people in the section.

Originally I joined just for conditioning for soccer season. I was doing it to keep in shape for soccer.

My teammates are great. It's fun to run with them. I also like the competition - trying to beat the other team.

We are missing a couple people off of the line up. Menasha was the better team tonight, hopefully by the time sections rolls around we will be the better team.

To have been named an All-American by the coaches, people who know the ins and outs of the game, that's a great feeling. I worked so hard for four years, and to be recognized like this, it's incredible.

With the MacArthur grant, I realized that people have high expectations of me, that they were placing me in this group of achievers. I compared what I'd actually achieved in my life with what I would like to achieve and what other people have achieved, and I found that comparison depressing.