I wasn't sure how my dad would react. There was an agent sitting behind them and he told me he was embarrassed to watch the scenes. My parents have always been very open. They trust my decisions.
My dad has always been extremely supportive in every decision I've made and much more interested in me picking what I wanted to do.
My dad told us up front 'Guys if you want to play sports go ahead but it's your decision.'
It's not like he called me up and asked me. They've never wanted to throw us into that world and I think our decision probably shocked them. But I love my dad and I think I'd regret it if I didn't do this.
My dad always tell me to make decisions from love and not from fear.
When my mom ran for the Senate my dad was there for her every step of the way. I can still hear her saying in her beautiful voice 'Why should women have any less say than men about the great decisions facing our nation?'
I'm a fun father but not a good father. The hard decisions always went to my wife.
I made a decision when my father passed away that I was going to be who God made me to be and not try to preach like my father.
Leadership requires the courage to make decisions that will benefit the next generation.
Such decisions will be far reaching and difficult. But you never lacked courage in the past. Your courage is now needed for the future.