“I’m the Strikeforce light-heavyweight champion ... and I’m unemployed, so we’ll have to see what the talks are now after I’ve had a few weeks off” – MMA fighter Dan Henderson, who has not decided whether he will remain in Zuffa-owned Strikeforce, rejoin the UFC or push for a unification title fight against the UFC light-heavyweight champion (TELEGRAPH.co.uk, 8/2).
“There's so many great things you can do with Twitter: get a message out; try to help people in need. I think the biggest thing you have to know with Twitter, and anything else from a blog to a newspaper, is that you just have to have a thick skin” – ESPN’s Erin Andrews (USATODAY.com, 8/2).
"Extremists are still trying to get back into football. We’ve managed to push them off the terraces away from grounds, but it’s still out in the community and it’s important that we understand that they are trying win over the minds of young, vulnerable people and a lot of football fans are young and vulnerable" – Herman Ouseley, Chair of the England FA's Kick It Out anti-racism initiative (AP, 8/2).
