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"Atlanta is known as a tough ticket-selling market by everybody in the business" – Speedway Motorsports Inc. CEO Marcus Smith, on the challenges of filling the seats for this weekend's NASCAR races at Atlanta Motor Speedway (USATODAY.com, 2/28).

"If I could just remember to call the series Xfinity instead of Nationwide, I’d give myself a better grade" – NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski, on how he judges his broadcasting debut after mistakenly calling the series by its former name repeatedly during yesterday’s Xfinity Series race ("Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500," Fox, 3/1).

"TV wants the game to end in three hours. Everything that’s going on with increased payrolls is because of TV. We have to be OK with that" – Dodgers 1B Adrian Gonzalez, on MLB's new pace-of-play rules (LATIMES.com, 2/27).

"I didn’t go last season. I may go this season. ... I think it's time" – Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez, who has been a vocal critic of the '09 public funding of Marlins Park, on his plans to finally attend a game at the three-year-old ballpark (MIAMI HERALD, 3/1).

"It’s something everyone has to listen to -- domestic violence shouldn't be tolerated" – Red Sox 1B Mike Napoli, on MLB's league-wide initiative to educate players about domestic violence (BOSTON HERALD, 3/1).

"We’re the best-kept secret in team sports. ... We sell to kindergartens and to Notre Dame. But we’re a behind-the-scenes business" – BSN Sports CEO Adam Blumenfeld, on why the company maintains a low profile despite being the largest distributor of team sports apparel, footwear and equipment in the U.S. (DALLAS MORNING NEWS, 2/28).

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