9 Quotes by Travis Smith

Leo certainly knew his pitching -- don't get me wrong. But McDowell can relate because he played.

My season's been really good so far and this is the best way to (almost) finish it off. This gives me some confidence for the worlds.

Both those guys have the work ethics that helps them continue to get better and better. Just believing in themselves is what makes them so special and it's also what makes this program so great. Those two kids go to work each and every day, and other kids see their work ethics.

You have to remember that what we perceive now as kitschy or campy was not the intention when these decorations were originally produced. They were produced to be cute. We may look at them now and go, 'Oh, my God, that's hideous.' But back then it was considered charming.

There's sort of a magic boundary line. Something has its moment, and then it's gone; it becomes thrift-store trash. But then, once enough time has passed, people say: 'Oh, yeah! I remember those.' It used to take about 20 years, but everything is so sped up now that our sense of nostalgia has been sped up, too, so it doesn't take as long -- I'd say about 10 years.

It probably clears one-to-two cases a year on campus, because the tip as to be good enough to lead to an arrest.

It was just child's play. It was something that should never have been done. No one just goes and tries to sabotage someone's set or anything. But whatever it's in the past life goes on.

He's approachable. The young guys can talk to him. That goes a long way.

For some people, seeing it for the first time, it still works on just a purely visual level.