"We didn’t deflate any balls. They all had the right amount of air in them" – Pro Football HOFer and former Dolphins coach Don Shula (AP, 5/10).
"The other important story of the week: Deflategate. I kid, I kid" – NBC’s Chuck Todd, outlining the topics of this morning's "Meet the Press" (NBC, 5/10).
"The closest thing I could come up with is a town, unfortunately, is a town ravaged by a tornado then electing as mayor the tornado" – ESPN’s Pablo Torre, on Isiah Thomas being named President & co-Owner of the WNBA Liberty (“The Sports Reporters,” ESPN, 5/10).
"It would not be a U.S. Open if we didn't get some chirping. In fact, we joke internally sometimes that if nobody's complaining, we have done something wrong" – USGA Exec Dir Mike Davis, on some golfers criticizing Chambers Bay, which hosts next month's U.S. Open (SEATTLE TIMES, 5/10).
"I love being on TV, but the MRN stuff is just more fun" – Former NASCAR driver Rusty Wallace, on his time working as an analyst for the Motor Racing Network and ESPN (CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, 5/10).
“The Royal Family announced that the name of Prince William and Kate's baby girl is Charlotte Elizabeth Diana. They chose the name Diana for William's mother, Elizabeth for his grandmother, and Charlotte for, of course, the 1992 Charlotte Hornets” – “SNL” Weekend Update anchor Michael Che (NBC, 5/9).
