He allowed spectators to see his human side. He wasn't a chiseled athlete, like a Greek god or goddess.

As a function of us wanting to believe we can cheer our team on to victory, we feel much closer to those individuals.

Most kids grew up in the Twin Cities dreaming of being Kirby Puckett.

I think we all feel, then, that that's a part of us that we invested a lot in that's now gone.