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I only ever run when there's some point to it - say, if it's in a game of tennis.

Ultimately, if you look at the game and there are two minutes left, and you have to ensure your victory, you don't want to throw the damn football. You want a runner who can run the clock out.

You used to be taught to let the ball go as far as possible and then drop it on the runner, whereas now it might be even more advantageous to direct the ball in front of the bag and get the guy on the leg.

If there's a runner on third with less than two outs, I clearly do not want to strike out.

Deciding on when to kick is crucial and depends on how the race is unfolding.

First of all, you want umpires to call what they see. In the case of fair or foul, the smartest thing is to call the ball fair. Because if it's called foul and ruled fair, where do we put the runners?

When you're going into a game, you're not expected to hit a home run every game. You're just doing everything proper with proper swings.

It's all about racing on the track.