"(I’m) gonna try to do good things in the world. I’m not gonna waste my time screaming at a neo-Nazi who’s gonna hate me no matter what, and I’m not gonna waste my time worried about these statues that they’ve got all over the country" -- TNT's Charles Barkley, discussing the removal of confederate statues (WASHINGTON POST, 8/19).
"He may go about things wrong, he may have a big mouth. But I bought three pairs. Why did I buy three pairs? That man has a vision of his own" -- rapper Jay-Z, on Big Baller Brand Founder LaVar Ball (CBSSPORTS.com, 8/19).
"If we can find something that’s going to make you better or help you to maximize your potential, we’re willing to do it. I think you’re going to see that even more across the board in all sports here" -- Univ. of Pittsburgh Associate AD/Football Administration Chris LaSala, on the school's decision to keep the football team in a hotel close to its training facility during training camp instead of on campus (POST-GAZETTE.com, 8/19).
"Had he ever known how it would be looked at years later, I have to believe he would have made a move just in order to prevent the stigma of the Red Sox being the last team to field an African-American ballplayer. It’s not the legacy anyone would want to have. It seems he was ill-served by his lieutenants" -- biographer Bill Nowlin, on the legacy left by former Red Sox Owner Thomas Yawkey (BOSTON GLOBE, 8/20).
