Someone asked Smith how his life had changed since winning the championship.

When they turned to the Hughes acquisition, Perot asked Smith for permission to speak.

Keenan asked Smith, referring to the usual smattering of naughty words used on a hockey bench.

And when Calhoun asked Smith why he wasn't scoring, the coach's answer presented a challenge.

At one point, in the hospital, George asks Smith if he knows any suspicious characters who might be German spies.

I asked Smith, "How much do you know about this mission?"

We began slowing down and after a few moments, I asked Smith, "Where are you taking me?"

He could feel the young man wanting to ask Smith where he had bought that cannon that was jammed in under his jacket.

She asked Smith, "'What the hell is going on?'"

Last week, someone asked Smith about Davis's love for taking the jump shot and his apparent unwillingness to dish off the ball.