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"I know I’m closer to 90 than 80, and I know it’s going to end pretty soon. That’s just being realistic. It’s like I tell people, I have had so many yesterdays and I know I don’t have that many tomorrows in the bank. But I’m still here" – Dodgers announcer Vin Scully, on how long he will continue working (ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER, 4/16).

"Certainly it is something we do think about, but we still have to go with the best available talent" – Cardinals GM John Mozeliak, on his team being one of three in MLB with no African-American players (ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, 4/16).

"One of the things I tell them coming to Kentucky as you know, if you want to smoke, drink, chase, do all that stuff, they will do a 30/30 on you" – UK men's basketball coach John Calipari, to Fox News' Bill O'Reilly, on the media attention his players receive (WASHINGTONPOST.com, 4/15).

"For me, 'The Ultimate Fighter' has been massive. I think it is a fantastic vehicle to find the new talent of tomorrow" – UFC fighter Michael Bisping, a past winner of "TUF" and a coach for two seasons (USA TODAY, 4/16).

"I speak for myself, but I think there's a good portion of the team that feels the same as me (against unionization)" – Northwestern QB Trevor Siemian (CBSSPORTS.com, 4/15).

"That's the NBA, sometimes it's just time for a change, and obviously that time's now, but what he did here was remarkable" – Pistons G Chauncey Billups, on the team opting not to renew President of Basketball Operations Joe Dumars' contract (DETROIT FREE PRESS, 4/16).

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