"It’s a big difference, to be honest with you. Just being here in New York and seeing (GM) Jerry Reese every day at practice, it just motivates me because I never seen that in St. Louis. It was always the coaches not the owners coming around to see the players. It was always, ‘Don’t speak to Stan Kroenke’ when I was in St. Louis" – Giants CB Janoris Jenkins, on the differences in management styles between the Rams and the Giants (PROFOOTBALLTALK.com, 12/16).
"They tell me I’m a jerk or worse, to get off the field, that I suck, that I’m worthless, overpaid, miss too many tackles, you name it. I get a laugh out of all of that (expletive). That’s their opinion! If I were younger, thin-skinned, sensitive (it would bother me). That (expletive) don’t bother me" – Colts DE Erik Walden, on dealing with social media haters (INDIANAPOLIS STAR, 12/17).
"Neither anger nor fear are good advisers. Therefore one in responsible position has to ask straight away, how do you deal with this? What can you do to ensure that it hopefully never happens again?" – IOC President Thomas Bach, who said he feels "shock" and "inner rage" at the extent of the Russia doping scandal (AP, 12/16).
"To me, the goal wasn’t to get more minority coaches hired. It was to make people slow down and hire the right person for them. If that happens, then it’s successful" – Pro Football HOFer Tony Dungy, on the Rooney Rule (L.A. TIMES, 12/18).
