He received thousands of messages telling him not to quit.

VOA: special.2009.09.13

Secretary Gates says he raised the possibility with Saudi Assistant Interior Minister Mohammed bin Nayaf, telling him the United States is impressed with the Saudi repatriation program.

VOA: standard.2009.05.06

Mr.Kennedy received thousands of telegrams telling him not to quit.

VOA: standard.2009.08.26

told a story of an incident that happened shortly after he lost his leg to cancer at age 12, when his father helped him up an icy, snow-covered hill,telling him "There is nothing that you cannot do."

VOA: standard.2009.08.29

"I actually got stuck in a gondola with him. And he was telling me about his experience and how he spent maybe the first five or six years of his career just crashing into fences and blowing up until he finally figured out how to make it all work."

VOA: standard.2010.02.09

"He was telling me I need to finish second, and he was also telling me 'Don't step on the line,' and he was also telling me, 'Just try to stay close.' They shot the gun and I saw him for about maybe two or three seconds.

VOA: standard.2009.08.21