Dave Walker Quotations

We're going to try it as a practice run and see if it works.

She believes in serving part of the community developers, elite types, her family,

Peter will run at conference if he has to run on his hands.

Peter is not recovering from (plantar fasciitis), and we need him because hes our No. 1 runner,

If theyre ready to go, theyre in there.

If this had been last year, we would be starting a week later.

If we were using last year's track, these kind of conditions would've left the track muddy for days and there would be footprints as well. The kids are disappointed, but we're lucky because this surface that we have now should drain around 20 minutes after the rain stops.

I think we'll definitely bring down more schools, just because of the new track and I think they'll be more adept to come down to compete.

My parents raised eight kids, and I'm No. 8.

We're always hopeful. The kids are going to try their best.

We encouraged him to try six feet and he barely missed it.

Travis is the son of Miriam and Albert Fernandez. They raised a wonderful son whose selfless act through the Make-A-Wish Foundation helped push the track to where we are today. Everyone should have children like Travis.

We battled, but there were times when you'd look up and all you'd see was maroon. We almost had to be perfect.

We got a nice surprise in the high jump.

Both have the same idea and would love to have a building with their names on the front, and I dont mind putting their names there in big-old letters.

Everybody wore spiked shoes and you just have to adjust to the conditions.

There's just so many people in the Midwest that everybody wants to help, wants to help, ... You know, they want to do more than give money. You think you've done so much until you get there and you see how much there is, how much devastation there has been or what-have-you. And you feel like it's just a drop in the bucket.

The track is made for the rain. Technically, it's supposed to drain 20 minutes after the rain stops.

It would be all muddy and now when it stops raining give it a few minutes and it's ready to go.

It was a nice night for running. The conditions were absolutely wonderful.

It should be nice. It'll be under the lights and should go until around 8 p.m..

I know what kind of healing (art) brought to my own life. To see their family come out here and really get into it and be creative ... It was really a neat experience.

I'm pleased to receive this award, ... I have been a constant with this organization for many years now, but we wouldn't be here today if I wasn't surrounded by many other talented people along the way. I'm extremely proud of the Burlington community's dedication to professional baseball as evidence by the fact the Bees have survived and now prospered as the smallest full-season market in the Minor Leagues. I'm also pleased with the response we've gotten on a regional basis from the baseball fans all over Southeast Iowa and Western Illinois that have adopted the Bees as their hometown team.

I don't know if everybody understands the gamble that we're all taking.

The umpires we will be using probably have more experience than the people who are learning this trade. These people are not willing to give up their family life like the people working their way through it. They are choosing to do it as an avocation rather than a profession. In terms of what we're going to see, we're not worried that we're going to embarrass ourselves.

These kids have played hard every minute they've been on the court. They haven't always played well or done what they were supposed to do, but I've never once had to ask them to play harder.