"I can't say enough positive things about this direction that NASCAR is going with less downforce. I felt like a race car driver tonight" — Driver Carl Edwards, on the new car setup that NASCAR debuted during last night's Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway (AP, 7/11).
"I want to be here. I really like where I’m at and have worked really hard here. I’ve worked harder than I ever have in my career to understand things, learn things, develop relationships and really find a home" — NASCAR driver Danica Patrick, on ongoing negotiations to stay with her current team, Stewart-Haas Racing (INDIANAPOLIS STAR, 7/11).
"We want to make sure that when your wife or your daughter goes in for a job interview, she gets the same opportunity that a guy gets. I think that's the bigger picture" — Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon, on becoming the first woman to be a head coach of an NBA Summer League team (ESPN.com, 7/11).
"Just extend it. I saw a kid get hit in Wrigley Field when I was a player and he was in a coma for two days. It's dangerous. They just don't have time to react and people block you out" — Yankees manager Joe Girardi, on whether to extend the netting behind home plate to other parts of MLB ballparks after yet another incident this past weekend (Newark STAR-LEDGER, 7/12).
"I very much agree that the name is offensive" — U.S. Secretary of Housing & Urban Development Julián Castro, on the Redskins' nickname debate (NBCNEWS.com, 7/11).
"The ratings were astonishing. They were bigger than the NBA Finals. They were bigger than the All-Star Game is going to be by far. ... We went through this in ‘99 with that group. And people love events. And it was an international competition that ‘we’ won" — The Boston Globe’s Bob Ryan, on the U.S. women's national team's popularity during and immediately after their recent World Cup run (“The Sports Reporters,” ESPNews, 7/12).
