I do it for the love of the game and because of the kids, but I get paid because of all those people that tell me I stink and everything else. You'd be surprised at some of the things you're called. Some people don't realize what they're doing. It gives you a whole new perspective on police officers. They have a job to do, and they're there to help you.
Officials are the same way.
We're good people, and have a job to do. Anything we can to do reinforce that image is a positive thing. This is the only profession you go in where you're half wrong when you start. That's why we put 50 percent of fans on one end and 50 percent on the other. All the parents think that I'm arrogant or aloof, but it's just that there's no reason for me to be there.