"This ship has sailed, it seems" – Budapest Government Commissioner for Major Developments and Olympic bid Chair Balzas Furjes, on the city's bid for the '24 Games (REUTERS, 2/20).
"It was intentional hyperbole to make a point: demonstrating the NFL's own shortcoming of how they are disconnecting with their fan base by allowing players to disrespect the U.S. flag" – Texas Gov. Greg Abbot's Press Secretary John Wittman, on Abbott saying that the state could mandate NFL players stand during the National Anthem if the league gets involved in state politics (DALLAS MORNING NEWS, 2/21).
"We've been contacted by other folks who are interesting in acquiring an NHL team and want to know what we would do to this facility to modernize it" – Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy, on reaction to his letter to the Islanders' owners about possibly relocating to the team to Hartford's XL Center (COURANT.com, 2/18).
"I talked about that with a couple other guys in the shop and we’re kind of not sure yet either" – NASCAR driver Chris Buescher, on how far regular-season wins or points carry into the playoff rounds under the sanctioning body's new points system (FT. WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM, 2/20).
