I'm very pleased. My boys worked hard, and even though they got down 1-0 early, they worked very hard to come back and get the win.

With AHP we'll be looking at everything, just like Pfizer.

The chronic pain market will likely undergo a major sea change over the next few years and there are significant investment opportunities yet to be recognized.

We want to get people excited [about VCP]. And we want to encourage researchers to focus on things important to our clients.

I don't think we'll see too many surprises on the downside, as we're really in bargain basement territory here.

It's actually been really great. The kids are fun to work with and the kids actually do listen to what I say. They show me a lot of respect me and I give it back.

This slowdown is expected because they are exhausting their cost-savings from the merger. But their earnings growth in 2003 and beyond will still be above most of their peers', thanks to strong drug sales.

I think a lot of companies have already put expectations so low they haven't set them up for those missteps. Last year [they] really set themselves up for a fall.