On Track and Field:

"For all its warts, it's one of the wonderful ways to bring vitality into the world," Jordan told the Santa Barbara Independent in 2007. "Young people striving to be the best . . . men and women expressing themselves to the fullest. You put on those running shorts and toe the line. You look down the track, alone in your lane. There's nobody that can substitute for you, no one to give you more courage. There's just the tape and the stopwatch. No excuses. No second chances."