Quick Hits....

"If I had seen this tape in November. I would have used my persuasive power to make sure Coach Rice was gone. I don't even know why we got outside counsel to look at this" – N.J. Gov. Chris Christie, on Rutgers firing basketball coach Mike Rice after a videotape of his abusing players became public (NJ.com, 4/9).

"I remember when I was 14. I had a girlfriend. I didn't play a lot of golf that summer and my father chastised me for it" – Golfer Ben Crenshaw, after playing a Masters practice round with 14-year-old Tianlang Guan (ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION, 4/8).

"It is too hard to look at Sacramento as seriously involved here given the fact that their investor line-up changes like week after week after week" – CSNBayArea.com’s Ray Ratto, on Ron Burkle dropping out as a bidder for the NBA Kings ("Chronicle Live," CSN Bay Area, 4/8).