going on at the acquisition level and the requirements level.
We have so many young people that are talented, but they haven't had the opportunity to compete against that level of competition.
Brian's death was a real blow. It hit home on a personal level because he was a close friend to all of us. But it hit home at a political level, too, because he was such a crucial part of the community.
The NHL as an opportunity is obviously one where the level of competition is as good as it gets. It's an opportunity to improve our network on the path we've been on for a couple of years.
It was excellent. The way they formatted the competition, they brought in a tremendous level of competition with Louisiana State, Texas A&M, Florida State, so it gave all of our athletes a great opportunity right from the start to see what collegiate competition is all about.
It will be a heightened level of enforcement.
There's a real relief that we can get back to the job of teaching. The emotional level was getting quite high.
There's also a level of discipline I use as a writer, designed to get better at what I'm doing, that requires quite a lot of study and quite a lot of hard work as well.