"This year there's a new Yankee every day. I couldn't keep up with them. Fortunately, I don't have to bother with it, because they don't hit home runs" – Yankees broadcaster John Sterling, on not personalizing home run calls this season (WALL STREET JOURNAL, 7/30).
"We all know there are different benchmarks out there. There are a lot of other benchmarks waiting for us, but it's time that you see progress from this group of players" – U.S. men's national soccer coach Juergen Klinsmann, on winning CONCACAF's Gold Cup (WASHINGTON POST, 7/30).
"We're trying to forge some new paths when it comes to interacting with our fans. Clearly the way our fans behave is all changing. For us, to bring some of that same thinking into the fan experience is really what these initiatives are all about" – Lions President Tom Lewand, on the team's ticketing deal with Veritix (DETROIT NEWS, 7/30).
"My role is to look and see what's missing and try to fill the blanks. Wherever they need me to fit in, that's what I'll do. I've tried to teach our players about having a winning mentality" – Dodgers investor Magic Johnson, on his role with the team (L.A. DAILY NEWS, 7/30).
"It makes him even more endorsable" – L.A. Times columnist Bill Plaschke, on the effect on golfer Hunter Mahan's marketability after he withdrew from the Canadian Open while leading after two rounds to attend the birth of his child ("Around The Horn," ESPN, 7/29).
