"Today we make a statement to Roger Goodell that L.A. is now open for business bring football back to Los Angeles" – AEG President & CEO Tim Leiweke, speaking to the L.A. City Council before it votes on the Farmers Field proposal (TWITTER.com, 9/28).
"One of the things we (P&G) have alway struggled with is to find a big enough commercial and marketing platform we could leverage" – Procter & Gamble Olympics Project Dir Nathan Homer, who lauded the London Games for helping the company raise its brand in the minds of consumers (MARKETINGMAGAZINE.co.uk, 9/27).
"I don't even imagine why and how you could think we are making decisions thinking about the television and not thinking about the health of the players" – FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke, on criticism the organization was putting commercial considerations before the health of players in deciding the match start times for the '14 World Cup in Brazil (REUTERS, 9/28).
"It's disappointing to hear that a lot of people view it as a lateral move. That's a slap in the face to Barney Visser. ... He has put together a program that is tiers above where James Finch is" – NASCAR driver Kurt Busch, on his move from Finch's Phoenix Racing to Visser's Furniture Row Racing (USATODAY.com, 9/28).
"We've prepared everything with the idea that NHL players will be there. We've decided about the format and expect them to be there" – IIHF President Rene Fasel, on the organization operating under the assumption that NHL players will take part in the '14 Sochi Games (AP, 9/28).
