Growing up in a small town of two thousand people, there wasn't too many ways to get in trouble. But I found some. We got caught stealing green plums from this old lady's yard.

I've always said, other than my dad, coaches had the greatest impact on me.

The best we ever did was 8-8. But my career was not as dreadful as people make it out to be. You don't see any scars on Archie Manning.

Drew Bledsoe is a great talent. He had some fantastic years early in his career.

Eventually I booked a 2-line role on a show called 'JAG' and slowly the parts got bigger and better. I'm very thankful that I had to appreciate how difficult the business is before I had any kind of success.

Being able to compete against the best, having success against the best, and to be included with the best - that's something I really relished whenever I got on the court.

I believe any success in life is made by going into an area with a blind, furious optimism.

I'm not really concerned so much with the industry, except in country music, as long as our fans keep coming to the shows and keep buying the records and we keep having success on country radio.