M. Hopper
M. Hopper
care leadership loyalty respect
Leadership is a two-way street, loyalty up and loyalty down. Respect for one's superiors; care for one's crew.
gotten heart kids
My kids have been unbelievable with the heart they've shown. And that's why we've gotten this far.
building buses carry crew field nearly onto people rescued roof ten waiting
My crew and I airlifted nearly 100 people from the roof of a building and onto a field where ambulances and buses were waiting for them. Ten of those who we rescued couldn't even walk; my crewmen had to carry them.
decent felt game shot
I felt if we could get by our first game in the district, we had a decent shot of advancing.
began fall felt game guys last shot
We were one and done (in the district) last year, and we wouldn't let these guys forget. We felt like once we got by the first game we had a shot to advance. Then things just began to fall into place.
behind close games kept knew
We knew if we kept it close, we would have a shot. We don't quit. We've been behind in close games before.
close exactly kept knew
We knew if we kept it close we'd have a shot, and that's exactly what happened.
game great quite
We had a great run. We had to be on our game to be able to win. We weren't quite there.
cool nobody quite
The really cool thing about this idea is that nobody has done anything quite like this before.
best comply learning people step
It's going well. Establishments are doing their best to comply with the law. Ashtrays have been removed and people are being told to step outside. It's a learning process.
crew fellow help home knows people rewarding
It's rewarding to help our fellow Americans, ... The crew knows that these people don't have a home to go back to. That is our motivation.
funds huge thousands
It's a huge challenge, right now we have probably in the tens of thousands of funds that have come in.
bit court judge surprised took
We're a bit surprised the court took this case, but we have a new court with Judge Roberts.
gets good guys team tempo
We know if a team gets 60 on us it's not going to be good. So the tempo was good for us with it in the 50s, and the guys never quit.