when he joined the campaign two years ago to oust and succeed Governor Gray Davis. ''He used to be a celebrity, then he became celebrity/politician Schwarzenegger. And now, he's more politician.

If at first don't succeed, find out if the loser gets anything.

When you are competitive, you have a need to succeed. Success can be placing first or making the playoffs and if you don't make it, you feel like you let people down and you feel like a failure.

The Davidson family (which owned the local papers then and now) wanted Jackie Robinson to succeed. It's extremely likely Branch Rickey talked to him (Editor Herbert Davidson) directly because he talked with other power brokers in the community.

Frankie's stuff and his poise enabled him to succeed, and he just did it at a time when nobody expected it because nobody knew who he was.

If [Schwarzenegger] is rejected, it would be embarrassing. If he prevails, then he'll have a lot of momentum going into next year.