The biggest lesson from Africa was that life`s joys come mostly from relationships and friendships, not from material things. I saw time and again how much fun Africans had with their families and friends and on the sports fields; they laughed all the tim...
Teenagers too often have to deal with loss and death. You had to cope with the untimely death of your brother; how can young people deal with such tragedies?
Michael Sanchez and I grew up in New Jersey, not far from here, playing soccer together. When I was in high school, I worked to start an organization to help senior citizens, which I learned a great deal from.
Life is the most exciting opportunity we have. But we have one shot. You graduate from college once, and that`s it. You`re going out of that nest. And you have to find that courage that`s deep, deep, deep in there. Every step of the way.