“There was just too much evidence, from too many witnesses, pointing too many fingers at Ryan and his colleague for either defense team to have been able to portray it as a coincidence or a witch hunt or anything short of widespread corruption. And that's why we see this verdict.”
Andrew Cohen
“Stop pointing fingers and placing blame on others. Your life can only change to the degree that you accept responsibility for it.”
Steve Maraboli
“If I still need someone to calm my anger down, then I surely need a scapegoat who enrages me.”
Toba Beta
“Ryan got his 100th point, and that's quite a feat. That's in only a year and a half.”
Jim Dakin
“It's not easy to be a point guard, especially for coach Ryan because he puts so much onus on it and responsibility on it. It's not just, 'Roll the ball out and let's go.' You're held accountable for every single thing that happens on the floor.”
Greg Gard
“Sometimes they did end up in fights, ... At one point there were four fights going on, and Ryan Walter just threw his hands up and said 'I can't stop them.' ”
Kurt Russell
“No witness testified that he ever gave George Ryan any financial or personal benefit for the purpose of influencing his official decisions.”
Dan K. Webb
