Quick Hits....

"If Tokyo comes off well and all the players in the world go there ... we are going to have a good chance of continuing on with golf in the Olympics" – Greg Norman (FOXBUSINESS.com, 7/22).

"I feel OK, but I feel it was the team's responsibility to invite me. I did the job for them I think they should have had the courtesy to invite me" – MLB Giants P Johnny Cueto, on not receiving an invitation to visit the White House with the World Series champion Royals, his former team (S.F. CHRONICLE, 7/24).

"It moved the NBA's popularity ahead by 20 years. I don't know that anyone could have foreseen the overall impact" – Warriors President & COO Rick Welts, on the effect the Dream Team had on the NBA (S.F. CHRONICLE, 7/24).

"Unlike today's players, we'll always still carry it with us a little bit and never become bosom buddies or best friends" – Heat President Pat Riley, on the differences between the NBA's current competitive culture and the '80s Celtics-Lakers rivalry (BOSTON HERALD, 7/24).