"That would be cool. There's no shame in being the last All-Star picked. You're still an All-Star" -- Warriors coach Steve Kerr, who is in favor of televising the NBA All-Star team selection process (MERCURYNEWS.com, 1/20).
"I've always been a proponent of protecting the players" -- Warriors G Stephen Curry, on the decision to keep the NBA All-Star team selection process off TV (MERCURYNEWS.com, 1/20).
"I was in Florida for a day and a half and I was out at a restaurant and I got a call from my favorite quarterback. FaceTime. Saw his situation. So then I got up here quickly to see firsthand" -- Patriots Owner Robert Kraft, on coming home to check in on Tom Brady following injury reports earlier this week (BOSTON GLOBE, 1/21).
"In terms of systematic problems, I don't see that at all. I think the long and the short of it is we were one goal from qualifying for a World Cup" -- USMNT G Tim Howard, rejecting the notion that U.S. Soccer's problems are systemic (ESPN.com, 1/20).
"Twitter had gotten to be one of the most annoying things in my life, so I just deleted it" -- Hornets F Frank Kaminsky, on reducing his social media presence (CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, 1/21).
“I’m not taking anything away from it. It got very intense. I was more concerned about my wife than myself" -- NASCAR team owner Richard Childress, on his home recently being broken into and military-style guns being stolen (CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, 1/21).
