Plimpton was a presence. He looked for ways in which he could make himself ridiculous. That made him a great storyteller.

Almost everything I've done is technically wrong, but Paul never mentioned the mistakes, only the corrective measures.

Shanahan (the head coach) doesn't allow failure to take root.

Psychology of small things rules.

Jason (Elam, a Christian) is the kid in high school who gets along equally well with the jocks, the brains, the geeks, and the slackers, and influences their behavior.