[Mike]

This is my robot.
There are many like it, but this one is MINE.
My robot is my best friend. It is my life.
I must program it as I must program my life.
My robot without me is useless. Without my rifle, I am useless.
I must program my robot great.
I must program better than my opposing alliance who is trying to beat me.
I must cap before he caps. I will...
My robot and myself know that what counts in FIRST is not the tetras we cap, the tetras we break, nor the smoke we make.
We know it is the learning that counts. We will learn...
My robot is human, even as I, because it is my life.
Thus, I will program it as a brother.
I will learn its breakpoints, its pneumatics, its electronics, its drive system, and its processor.
I will ever guard it against the ravages of forklifts and rain.
I will keep my robot polished and ready, even as I am polished and ready.
We will become one another. We will...
Before Kamen I swear this creed.
My robot and myself are the innovators of this new era.
We are the masters of technology.
We are the career makers of my life.
So be it, until there is no FIRST, but TECHNOLOGY.

...wow, i'm really bored