We had a good season, but it's still a failure to me. That's in my eyes, that's nobody else's opinion, that's my opinion because I know what it's like to hold the trophy at the end. But anything less than that is a failure to me. . . . When we needed it the most, we didn't get it. Their team was better.
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That's a huge accomplishment for them to be able to do that. I envy what they've done. It's not a matter of being jealous. I envy it. I'm not afraid of it. At the same time, it's a great opportunity to hopefully be the team that can say we stopped the run they've had.Rod Smith
If you want to fix the schools, pay the teachers better, recruit the best and the brightest back into the classroom, give them the authority to run the classes, educate them so that we're doing something besides becoming just an FCAT test center.
Rod Smith
My background is one of a guy who actively worked on the side of labor when I could have gone to the other side. They're not going to have to educate me or inform me - I understand their concerns.
Rod Smith
I hung out with him (Tuesday) night. We hung out at the beach (Tuesday), and he was showing me around. This is his turf. He's well-loved around here, and it's well-deserved.
Rod Smith
We had a customer, old Col. Franklin. His doctor was in Los Angeles and his house was on Balboa Island. His big decision was, should he move closer to his doctor or stay close to the gas station so we could take care of his cars That's the kind of station Jim ran.
Rod Smith
I'm tired of hearing that (expletive). The people that keep bringing that up, tell them to find something else to write about.
Rod Smith
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