"I dropped out of San Jose State and didn't have a chance to enjoy the full college experience. Doing this, even for a day, is a way to make up for that" – Beyond Games CEO Nick Bhardwaj, on bidding $11,700 to coach in Arkansas State's spring game despite not having an affiliation with the school (ESPN.com, 4/14).
“When you are an employee of an organization, then that means when you don't do the job you are fired. … If you are willing to take the money as an employee, then you have to be willing to be fired if you are not any good” – UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma, on college athletes unionizing (SI.com, 4/15).
"Don't let them speed up the process of waiting for the next Tiger Woods because that's pretty unfair expectations on you. I got that feeling over the weekend they wanted to speed up that process" – Syndicated radio host Dan Patrick, to Jordan Spieth, on CBS' coverage of the 20-year-old golfer during The Masters ("The Dan Patrick Show," 4/15).
"Bill Gates was one and done, Steve Jobs was one and done. How about Jordan Spieth? Why did he leave Texas? He ruined that golf program by leaving" – Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari, sarcastically, on the "one and done" players in college basketball (“SportsCenter,” ESPN, 4/15).
