“Our family office is less than 50 yards from here, and when I drove in and parked this morning, I noticed not all the cars in the garage were Mercedes-Benzs. That was a little disappointing to me. It’s a challenge to you and your organization” – Falcons Owner Arthur Blank, who was introducing Mercedes-Benz USA CEO Steve Cannon, on the cars in the players’ parking lot (AL.com, 8/24).
“Did you ever think you would see Tiger Woods play in our tournament? This has been an unbelievable week, and it’s really hard to put into words what this has meant to our area” – Piedmont Triad Charitable Foundation President Bobby Long, whose organization backs the PGA Tour Wyndham Championship (WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL, 8/25).
“If there are people who don’t like the organization or don’t like me, they will realize they have been wrong … they will realize that” – FIFA President Sepp Blatter, who defended his record as head of the organization in a BBC interview (REUTERS, 8/24).
“Until I was 12 or 13, I played more baseball than I did golf. I learned how to be a teammate, learned how to fall in love with golf as an athlete who plays golf versus being a golfer who tries to be an athlete” – Jordan Spieth, who was talking to First Tee participants, on not focusing on only one sport growing up (NYTIMES.com, 8/24).
