"The kids here at Notre Dame are unlike any other. They're really the best. They aren't focused on themselves--they're always looking outward."
          (After hearing his homily about baseball) "How is being a priest like coaching a sports team?"
"In both situations, you're in a leadership position, and you're trying to rally your team around a cause. Being a coach, you're explaining a specific course of action to a group of athletes, and you're saying, 'If you do it like this, you will succeed.' And being a priest, your team are children of God. And you're helping them realize their inherent worth."