"His successes go far beyond Xs and Os. ... He recruited the first black scholarship athlete to North Carolina, and helped integrate a restaurant and a neighborhood in Chapel Hill. That's the kind of character he represented on and off the court" – President Obama, awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Basketball HOFer Dean Smith (Mult., 11/20).
"I've become sort of the Godfather of broken legs" – Former NFLer Joe Theismann, on his willingness to offer advice to Lightning C Steven Stamkos, who earlier this month suffered a fractured right tibia (FOXSPORTSFLORIDA.com, 11/20).
"We're taking the business model of online poker and applying it to the skill-based game of motor racing online" – Ignite Game Technologies CEO Jonathan Haswell, whose company developed the Simraceway video game, on offering cash and other prizes to winners of online races (USATODAY.com, 11/20).
"I don't know if anyone wants to hear it or not, but I've got an opinion. I really don't like it. I'm just going to say one word: Confusing" – Golfer Tommy Gainey, on the PGA Tour's wraparound schedule this season (GOLFWEEK, 11/22 issue).
