"Read each tweet about 95 times before sending it" – Texans DE J.J. Watt, speaking to a group of high-school athletes on how reputations can be ruined quickly on social media (ESPN.com, 7/17).
"The final thing I did was I stood up in front of them and I said, ‘Are there any leaders in here? Are there any leaders in here?’" – FSU President John Thrasher, on his 20-minute meeting last week with the school's controversy-ridden football team (TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRAT 7/18).
"We used to never say a word about slowing the cars down, because fans don’t want to hear that we’re slowing the cars down. It was considered not being macho or a tough driver, not being fierce. ... A lot of it was ignorance" – NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr., on how the culture of safety in NASCAR has changed over the years (CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, 7/19).
"The best thing for the sport ... would be a Nationals-Angels World Series. Give them the stage” – N.Y. Daily News' Mike Lupica, on the rising stardom of Angels CF Mike Trout and Nationals RF Bryce Harper (“Sports Reporters,” ESPN2, 7/19).
