"If you don’t know your own value, somebody will tell you your value, and it’ll be less than you’re worth" – Boxer Bernard Hopkins, on his approach to business (N.Y. TIMES, 11/2).
"It's almost like our gift in the middle of the NFL season. It's a mini Super Bowl in the middle of the NFL season, and it's kind of quirky that it's gone three straight years playing in Foxboro, which they say is sort of a schedule quirk. I say it's perfection" – ESPN's Israel Gutierrez, on the quarterback matchup of the Broncos' Peyton Manning and the Patriots' Tom Brady ("The Sports Reporters," ESPN2, 11/2).
"It has seemed bizarre since the onset. I, though, feel that I need to take a different approach and think of it differently and think of what is good for the sport" – NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson, on the new Sprint Cup Chase format (AP, 10/31).
"I’m watching as it played out and I’m saying: ‘Oh my goodness.’ Everything I tried to do over the last 23 years was playing out right there!" – MLB Commissioner Bud Selig, on Game 7 of the Giants-Royals World Series, his last before retirement (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 11/2).
"The problem is there is too much money probably being distributed badly -- probably my fault. But like lots of agreements people make, they seemed a good idea at the time" – F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone, on contracts he negotiated that favor larger teams financially (ESPNF1.com, 11/1).
"It's all politically connected and I think it's festered by liberals against (Redskins Owner) Dan Snyder, who's a conservative" – Former NFLer Billy Kilmer, on the movement to change the Redskins' nickname (ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS, 11/1).
"I don’t trust Woody Johnson. … He’s a great guy, but is he a great owner?" – CBS Sports Network’s Brandon Tierney, on the Jets' struggles this season (“That Other Pregame Show,” CBSSN, 11/2).
