29 Quotes by Dan Wilson

Shoreline habitat is our biggest issue. We see very few small fish in highly developed areas.

One of the reasons we really like to work with chefs is, boy, they do a nice job with the food. They are doing such a fine job of introducing that lamb to a lot of people who may have never eaten it. The consumption of lamb in the U.S. is 1 pound per person per year. If you can get it out there in front of people and they taste it and enjoy it, they will start buying it.

I have decided that this will be my last season. I just think it is time. I have been blessed to spend the past 12 seasons here in Seattle, playing with the Mariners and great, great teammates. The fans here have always been terrific to me, and to my family. I'm proud to be a part of the city and Annie and I look forward to remaining in Seattle as we raise our children and remain active in the community.

I'd like to get through one inning. And then we will see how it goes.

Certainly the '95 season was at the top of the list, the emotions day after day. All those things we went through were things you never forget. It was just a feeling of accomplishment, coming back from so far back to tie at the end of the season.

I can't imagine what these kids have gone through. To see the courage that they have, and being positive through it, and get to the other side. First Place allows them to do that, and that's pretty powerful.

It is a big honor, obviously. It's not one of those things you have in mind when you're doing things off the field to help people. It's just nice to be able to go out in the community and help kids, especially.

It had the same sort of problems, a lot of drug activity. It was just a bad deal . . . now it has become a jewel of the community. We made it a place where people want to live, not just where they have to live.

Jason never knew about it (the donation) until today. I have been crying off and on all week about it. I thought it would really go right down to the wire before the deadline of May 30, and maybe someone or some company would step up. But I never dreamed it would happen so fast like this.