“I challenged them in that timeout. We were looking for energy and leadership out of our team, and we wanted them to have fun.”

“The program has been great for agriculture and rural communities in South Dakota. Class members say the leadership experience is well worth the time.”

“I'd say he's the No. 1 swimmer we have had over all the years. He's so good in ability and leadership skills.”

“It is going to be a learning curve mentally for mental toughness. But we have great leadership and great young freshman class, and the chemistry is really good.”

“our continued unprecedented growth marks this as the right time to ensure we have a leadership team with the depth, insight, decision-making capacity.”

“Denny is good at picking up the pieces. He is a very soothing influence. At the end of the day, I think people will be looking to Denny for leadership.”

“We feel we have a person whose leadership, experience and courage in his past jobs can help Mississippi State succeed.”

“Thankfully, Jim had enlisted a large cadre of volunteers who are capable of providing effective leadership with regard to specific ministry areas in the interim,”

“One thing that really drew me to him the first time I saw him play was his leadership ability within the team.”

“Leadership is the other side of the coin of loneliness, and he who is a leader must always act alone. And acting alone, accept everything alone.”