Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair,who oversaw the Good Friday negotiations, says Kennedy was a "true public servant committed to the values of fairness and opportunity."

VOA: standard.2009.08.26

And that was the most important thing for him." Abdul-Jabbar said at first he felt this was too good to be true, but he said he realized it was not after a month or two of seeing Wooden at work.

VOA: standard.2010.06.05