Mary Callahan Erdoes

There is no substitute for hard work. There is a little luck along the way, but there is no substitute for really super-hard work, first in, last out.

I was a mathematics major and really into math.

You worry just as much about great performance as you do about underperformance.

I studied international relations and economics at the University of Virginia. I paid my way by working as a bartender in the summer and at three part-time jobs during the year.

One Moment in Time because I think it describes me as a person and how I felt about being on the show.

One Moment in Time because I think it describes me as a person and how I felt about being on the show.