"There is not enough money in this world. I would ask you how much your mother's heart costs" – Boxer Wladimir Klitschko, on how much money it would take for him to fight his brother, Vitali, who is the reigning WBC Heavyweight champion (TIME, 5/14 issue).
"With all the bounty (stuff) going on in professional football, the commissioner better act with a purpose on this thing. Players have a way of monitoring themselves. We're not here to hit people and hurt people" – Nationals GM Mike Rizzo, on Phillies P Cole Hamels admitting that he purposely hit Nationals LF Bryce Harper in Sunday's game (WASHINGTONPOST.com, 5/7).
“He wanted Bieber because Bieber has 21.3 million Twitter followers and right when the pay-per-view went on the air, Bieber tweeted something about the Mayweather-Cotto fight" – SI’s Chris Mannix, on singer Justin Bieber being in Floyd Mayweather’s corner Saturday night for his fight against Miguel Cotto (“The Dan Patrick Show,” 5/7).
"Minnesota's a can-do state. We've been successful because we say, 'Yes we're going to move ahead. Yes, we're going to create jobs. Yes, we're going to do the things we want to do to remain vital and strong'" – Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton, urging state legislators to approve the proposed $975M stadium for the Vikings (AP, 5/7).
