“Understand that the digital age is well within the present and the future. We’re very focused on that. We’re very focused on social (media), we’re very focused on getting young fans. And by the way … we’re not isolated here. Every sport is trying to unlock the new consumption levels and fan interest by a younger demographic” – NASCAR Chair & CEO Brian France, on growing the sport's fan base (FOXSPORTS.com, 4/30).
"It's a bad-lit Little League field. I can't see anything here" – Braves 1B Freddie Freeman, on why he doesn't like hitting at Miller Park (AJC.com, 4/29).
"The Devils haven't won something in a long time. I think this is fantastic for our fan base, our owners" – Devils GM Ray Shero, on the franchise winning the '17 NHL Draft Lottery (NJ.com, 4/30).
"With my involvement in the men's search committee, I felt like we had access to all the information and all the resources needed to conduct the thorough search we did" – Univ. of New Mexico AD Paul Krebs, on the school's recent men's basketball coaching search (ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL, 4/29).
"I don't know whether it's because I finally got to tell everybody and let everybody know what we're doing, get that over with, but I certainly felt real relaxed today in the garage during practice" – Dale Earnhardt Jr., on announcing his retirement earlier this week (AP, 4/29).
"I hear, 'Mr. Ross, I love you on Dancing with the Stars.' Or 'Mr. Ross, we loved your dance.' I say, 'What? I won two World Series people, in two of the biggest markets, and I'm talking about dancing!" – Former MLBer David Ross (BOSTON GLOBE, 4/30).
"Everybody keeps asking me, 'You signed a five-year deal?' I signed a five-year deal because you have to sign a deal. I would have signed a 55-year deal" – UFC President Dana White, on not walking away from the MMA promotion after it was purchased by WME-IMG (MMAWEEKLY.com, 4/29).
