“You know you have the opportunity to get better when the best part of the experience is the smell of the coffee of the (Maxwell House) plant. That bar is pretty low” – Jaguars President Mark Lamping, on the need for downtown Jacksonville to be redeveloped (FLORIDA TIMES-UNION, 3/4).
“This is not a place that you want to be having to dodge around to guarantee that you get in here safely and not collide with anything before you touch that touchdown zone” – Former NTSB Chair Mark Rosenker, who feels the proposed Inglewood NFL stadium is too close to L.A. Int’l Airport (ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, 3/4).
“All we would ask is the fans give us a chance and give us a chance to grow and deliver a great experience” – Fanatics Authentic President Ross Tannenbaum, on NASCAR fan backlash regarding plans to phase out merchandise haulers in favor of a superstore tent (USA TODAY, 3/4).
“I didn’t need all my warm-ups to get warmed up for the beginning of the inning. I think my adrenalin was kind of going. I looked at the clock and I was like, ‘Oh, I have 54 seconds left. Do I have to use the 54 seconds?’” – Giants P Tim Lincecum, on a pitch clock being used during last night’s Spring Training games (CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 3/4).
"I mean, those fans are fickle, very fickle and bandwagoners” – Rockets F Josh Smith, on fans of the Hawks, the team for which he played from '04-13 (ESPN.com, 3/3).
