My dad was all freaked out. But he was really proud at the same time.

I've been reading their love letters, and I can tell you that every one of us would want to have a love story like theirs. The letters are all quite proper, although at the time I'm sure they were pretty racy.

I grew up in a different world than everyone else. I didn't know it was unusual for a woman with children to go to college and have a career. I didn't experience racism the way other people experienced it. She was so far ahead of her time.

I think the extra instructional time is really important.

Feel your shins against the tongues of your boots, 120 percent of the time. If you don't have enough forward pressure, you won't make your turn, and you'll skid.

And that's all he had time to get.