"I had heard he could put somebody down with one finger. Stupidly, I asked him to show me in front of the all the little kids I was coaching at the camp. So he says, 'Grab my arm.' I do, and he gets me with one hand and takes one finger to my shoulder, pushes down and my knees buckle. I flop to the ground, all the kids are laughing at me. After that, I was like, all right, coach, whatever you say."

-- FC Dallas defender Ugo Ihemelu on his coach, Schellas Hyndman, a 10th-degree black belt in karate. (The Dallas Morning News)