My heart got broken so many times because I put so much pressure on it. And then... I got blindsided.
It was important for us to be as supportive as our candidates and as our incumbent senators would have us be.
I remember many a time, going into someplace like Wrigley Field - where you could cut the humidity with a knife - and playing a doubleheader. I loved to play the game. It didn't matter if it was a doubleheader, or a single game, or a day game after a night game. I wanted to play.