“I don’t think if a similar racially offensive word was used for the Hispanic, African American or Jewish communities that it would be tolerated” – Golf Channel's Notah Begay III, who runs a foundation that benefits Native American communities, on the Redskins moniker (USA TODAY, 4/23).
“Consumers are going to say, ‘If this guy can win a marathon at 38, maybe I want to try these shoes’” – SportsOneSource analyst Matt Powell, on Meb Keflezighi winning the Boston Marathon in Skechers running shoes (BOSTON GLOBE, 4/23).
"If they're employees, I guess you get to fire them, and I never want to do that to a young man" – Oklahoma football coach Bob Stoops, on the movement to unionize college athletes (AP, 4/22).
“I don’t think it’s going to happen this year. I think it’s kind of late” – NFL Giants President & CEO John Mara, on the league possibly adding another wild-card playoff game (NEWSDAY, 4/23).
“I would rather be negotiating with Vladimir Putin on Ukraine than some of the people that have those buildings behind us, so good luck there!” – MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough, to the Ricketts family, on the rooftop bleacher owners outside Wrigley Field (“Morning Joe,” MSNBC, 4/23).
“The funny thing is when I told my current bosses about this opportunity that was sort of the first thing they thought of. And it hadn’t even dawned on me yet that it was going to be something different” – Incoming Princeton AD Mollie Marcoux, on becoming the school’s first female AD (CENTRALJERSEY.com, 4/22).
