Dylan's not an extremely vocal kid. His role is when he goes out on the mat, and what he does when he's out on the mat, because he leads by example when he's out there.

We had seen them before and knew we were going to have our hands full. I'm disappointed in not winning a state championship, but I'm sure not disappointed in the kids.

That felt great. From then on, I could just sit back and enjoy the kids wrestling.

He got down on himself and so the biggest thing I think I had to do with him was convince him that what we do throughout the year is only to get him ready for the end of the season. You have to be able to rebound from those losses, and he's done a good job since.

...the fundamental rule of male friendship [:] intent was the gesture, but activity was the glue.

A best friend isn't a person. It's a tier. Mindy Kaling said this once on a television show......it's much better to think of best friend-ship as a tier, a podium that many can ascend rather than a pedestal belonging to one or two. Embracing this notion has allowed me to enjoy my new relationships without feeling like I'm betraying my old ones.

The reality is that there are no successful loners in the history of social evolution. Being a solo survivalist is arduous and inefficient. Survival has only been accomplished in groups.

The social joys of making a meal with friends are known to all who have done so/

...Freud's theory of self-determination...argues that human beings need three things in order to be content: They need to feel competent at what they do; they need to feel authentic in their lives; and they need to feel connected to others. He considered these three pillars--autonomy, competence, and community--to be intrinsic to human happiness.

What should young people do with their lives?' That's a good question, and the writer Kurt Vonnegut once came up with a good answer.'Many things, obviously,' he said. 'But the most daring is to create stable communities in which the terrible disease of loneliness can be cured.