We had some big practices. The girls did an exceptional job. Anytime you can do that (give up one run in a tournament) and put the ball in play, you can win.

The good thing for us is that we got to go out and play some games. This will do wonders for our confidence.

She seemed glad to see me when I appeared in the kitchen, and by watching her I began to think there was some skill involved in being a girl.

The girls are let down.

I think the girls did a tremendous job. Even though going in they had a gut-feeling they were going to be successful, they still stepped up. They stepped up every single race. That's what mattered. They didn't rest on their laurels.

I was not so sure, but Jem told me I was being a girl, that girls always imagined things, that’s why other people hated them so, and if I started behaving like one I could just go off and find some to play with.