“It’s our understanding that someone would have to eat the turf or be run over by a tire to be injured. … There’s no concern” – NFL VP/Corporate Communications Brian McCarthy, on possible health concerns with the crumb rubber (recycled tires) being used as infill on synthetic turf fields (USA TODAY, 1/10).
"Winning always helps. ... This is a different era; we're coming off a great recession. The city has myriad problems. We're still optimistic we can get something done" – Chargers Chair & President Dean Spanos, on the team's playoff run helping with its efforts to build a new stadium (SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE, 1/10).
"Everyone was coming after me, and there was so much criticism. I feel like LeBron deals with that every single day of his life" – Texas A&M QB Johnny Manziel, who recently declared for the NFL Draft, on one of the reasons he decided to sign with LeBron James' marketing firm (FOXSPORTS.com, 1/9).
"It's the X Games. It's still $25,000 on the line. It's the best training for the Olympics. If you can throw your best run at the X Games, you are ready for the Olympics" – U.S. freeskier Devin Logan, on whether Olympic athletes will compete in this year's action sports competition that starts two weeks before the Sochi Games (DENVER POST, 1/10).
