“And then she looked right at me and she was the happiest I’ve ever seen her. And it crushed me. Because I had nothing inside; nothing to give to her.”

“And he tells us that there is a tradition in Sweden where when you meet for the first time, every goes around the room and tells a mini version of their life story.”

“And I start crying, and I’m shooting [the ball] and they’re slapping me and suddenly, I couldn’t take it anymore. And as I run inside the house, my father yells after me, ‘go inside, you freaking baby!’”

“And at this point, I sat back, I looked at my friend Scott, and I said, ‘what the hell is going on?’ And he goes, ‘I think we might be dining at the greatest fast food restaurant ever.’”

“And all of a sudden, my brain goes dark and something made me introduce the team president and walk off the stage. I don’t know what happened in the suite the rest of the night.”

“And she turned to me and said, ‘Absolutely not! I’m not sending my collectors into the Mission. That’s a dirty part of the city.’ ”

And in that moment I thought about what it must be like to live in the streets. Where would you go for a shower?

We have the answers. They are all around us. What we are seeking is the question. The right question at the right time.

The email read, ‘Harper, we’ve cleared your calendar for Monday afternoon. We have a VIP coming in and you need to spend some time with them.’ It could be Barack Obama — it could be anyone. And then I see them bringing this person into the office…

“You can just see Rick, the smartest guy in the class, is devastated. ‘What’s wrong, Rick?’ says the Dean. ‘I didn’t pass my boards,’ says Rick. ‘But,’ says the Dean, ‘the board scores haven’t come out yet.’”

One Saturday morning, he didn't get in contact with me. And I didn't hear from him on Sunday. And Monday afternoon, I got a text from one of his friends...

And it scared the hell out of me because I realized that about 2.5 years of work can be lost in the next few minutes.

And then I heard a woman's voice saying, 'Can I see the ball?', and my instincts said 'No.' But then she said it again.

And the neurosurgeon rotated the screen with the CAT scan, and I remember thinking, “that shouldn’t be there.”

And that's one of those moments where I wish I could go back in time.

And I looked in the mirror that night… and realized that she was right. You’ve got to take care of your happiness no matter what facet of your life it is.

What I saw in front of me was a sea of faces not believing what I was saying… but he was leaning forward.

And I was so stunned, I just sat there holding those two baseballs.

And I’m literally running up and down the boat, banging on the windows, pointing out at the water...

So Whoopi sees me from across the theater and gestures for me to come over.