The first series of the game I heard his name like eight times, ... I was like, 'OK, I'm just going to go out and play hard and hopefully things will happen for me.' The defensive line gave me opportunities to get my name out there, too.

I was fascinated by Leontyne Price for obvious reasons,

I have a commitment to developing young singers and exposing opera to a larger public,

When you can find somebody or something that relates to you and your experiences, it puts opera in a whole different perspective,

You're already doing better than what we did.

We didn't look at the schedule and try to figure wins and losses. Maybe nobody else believed, but we did. We knew if we worked hard and played that way every week, we would have opportunities. We have played a lot of (close) games like this, and we always believe we can get the job done.