Jim Tobin Quotations

Of all the years we've played HF-L, this is the first time that we've controlled the game. Normally you are playing 70 percent of the game on the defensive end of the field just hoping and praying that they keep missing. Today we controlled it and had the better play. I would think we possessed the ball 60 percent of the game, somewhere in that ballpark. The kids have worked hard and they have the ability. Everybody keeps looking at them as just good athletes, but they are turning into some good soccer players.

Nobody likes to miss a number. But I think on balance we're in better shape than most people give us credit for.

We can go very deep and a lot of kids come in and do a good job for us. He came in, played his position perfect and took a nice deflection from Bryan Canty and just buried it home. I could go on and on about the people coming off of the bench, but he is doing great for us.

We look forward to working with Guidant to complete the transaction quickly and to creating a global leader in cardiovascular devices.

Although we are pleased with the result of the inspection of our largest plant, we have clearly not done enough to resolve the issues raised by the FDA last year. We are confident we have addressed many of these issues, but others have not yet been fully resolved. We will work closely with the FDA to resolve these outstanding issues, and we believe we are on track to do so promptly.

It's tough being on the road with those long bus trips. We had a great crowd tonight. I have to applaud all of the people that came out. The football kids were great. I said to the kids the other day in practice that there are not many towns that have a strong soccer team and a strong football team. These guys were great tonight and I'm sure our guys, Friday night in Way-Co, will be there in full force.

This is a sound and constructive report whose recommendations can and must be implemented. We clearly understand and acknowledge our need to do better in this area.

We have clearly not done enough to resolve the issues raised by the FDA last year. We believe we have made a lot of progress, but we still have a ways to go. We are looking forward to our meeting with the FDA and to resolving these issues.

With Guidant, we have better security, lower risk and a high confidence that in the next five years and beyond we can achieve a double-digit, diversified growth.

The more we see, the better we like it, and the more opportunity we think we have.