"In Indianapolis, they were so terrific with their customer service -- that's the bar that I want to exceed for us in New Jersey. I want people to leave here being totally blown away about how hospitable and how welcoming we were as a community" -- Meadowlands Regional Chamber of Commerce CEO Jim Kirkos, on MetLife Stadium hosting next year's Super Bowl (NORTHJERSEY.com, 2/11).
"I'll stay at home and watch it on television. I'm as guilty of that as anyone. There's just so many games on television" -- Former college basketball coach Eddie Sutton, on one of the reasons for declining attendance at college basketball games (TULSA WORLD, 2/11).
"The ATP has to work to think of how to lengthen tennis players' careers. Can you imagine football players playing on cement?" -- Tennis player Rafael Nadal, on the number of events held on hard surfaces taking its toll on tennis players' bodies (REUTERS, 2/12).
"Someone like Larry Ellison wants to invest into his event and make it the biggest possible, and he gets stopped by the ATP. If you're a start up ... how can you step into tennis with any confidence" -- Former tennis player Andy Roddick, on the ATP turning down an $800,000 increase in prize money for the BNP Paribas Open (USATODAY.com, 2/12).
