It came to a point where there was that curiosity factor Was he going to hit 80 I'm sure it went through his head.
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I'll just say that hopefully they've drained the mud out of the building, and the termites aren't going to eat the buildings away in between the time we get down there. They made a good judgment probably to get this back in, and that's the important thing about it.
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Give him a ready-made title contender, let him add water, mix it up and toss it into the oven, and out comes a championship trophy. People think I would never take on a team that has no legitimate chance to win a championship, ... This is one of the major misconceptions about me. Success can be measured in many different ways. . . . Either way, I would find the challenge invigorating.
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