It doesn't matter, we still finished, broke the record and the boys are very happy.

This is something we will remember for ever.

We knew this was a downhill race and that we'd be very, very hard to beat.

We thought it was too easygoing and something had to go wrong, and it did.

I am praying to God to provide me a miracle, ... I hope I am approaching things right; God has been good to me for 50 years, and I really can't complain.

I've had an enjoyable medical practice and an enjoyable family life, but one of the places I feel I've been most helpful was touching kids' lives through athletics.

I think if the conditions are here, I'd say all five big boats will break the record.

My second thought was my wife (Cyndi) and my children, and how quickly I could prepare them for what we would be facing. Then I sat there and felt like, 'Man, I wasted a lot of time.' You sure look at things differently.

My first thought was that in some way, I needed to bring honor to God through this situation and not show any bitterness because that would not help my children at all.