"If I knew back then what I know now, I would have never played football. Never. I wish I had known about all of those head injuries, but no one knew that. And the people that did know that, they wouldn’t tell anybody" – College Football HOFer and former NFLer Bo Jackson (USA TODAY, 1/13).
"It's something that I know all of sports are looking at right now, and that is the format of the game and the length of time it takes to play the game. Obviously people, particularly millennials, have increasingly short attention spans, so it's something as a business we need to pay attention to" – NBA Commissioner Adam Silver (ESPN.com, 1/12).
"I’m honored and I’m proud of it. But hopefully, going forward, that part of it is not considered any longer. As we go along in the future, it shouldn’t matter what color you are. If you can do the job, they should hire you" – Newly hired Broncos coach Vance Joseph, on being the first African-American to hold that position with the team (DENVER POST, 1/13).
"If our leagues ask us to do certain things, I'll participate. But I'm not looking to be a role model" – Bills and Sabres co-Owner Kim Pegula, on her role as a female team owner (BUFFALO NEWS, 1/13).
