“I don’t mean to be rude about it, but what does anybody do with a velodrome after the Olympics?” – U.S. Rep. Mike Capuano (D-Mass.), who supports Boston’s bid for the ’24 Games but does not want a permanent indoor cycling arena in his district (BOSTON HERALD, 1/29).
“Whether it is going to be six, seven, 10, or 25, that will be interested, it’s hard to say at this point” – IOC Olympic Games Exec Dir Christophe Dubi, on the number of potential bidders for the '24 Games (BOSTON GLOBE, 1/29).
“I would never tell a general manager not to spend money. ... That’s his job. … We’re in this to win it. We’re in the win business” – Jets Owner Woody Johnson, on GM Mike Maccagnan having around $40M to spend this offseason (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 1/29).
“I was in shock actually when I walked on that first tee and saw how many people there were. It’s amazing. It shows that these are the kind of towns that we should be playing” – Golfer Stacy Lewis, on the large galleries during the first round of the Coates Golf Championship in Ocala, Fla. (Ocala STAR-BANNER, 1/28).
"I’m 40 in May so getting a little bit older now and running around in my underwear, not everyone wants to see that" – David Beckham, on not appearing in a Super Bowl spot this year (“Jimmy Kimmel Live,” ABC, 1/28).
