"I'm real close to raising the money and making an offer" – NBA Kings limited partner John Kehriotis, on a possible bid for the team (BIZJOURNALS.com, 3/5).
"It's great for the athlete to step on the track and not have to worry about anything else except running" – Gold Medal-winning U.S. sprinter Allyson Felix, on working with Nike designer Tobie Hatfield and others from the company (Portland OREGONIAN, 3/5).
"The renovation starts in earnest right after the tournament this year and will be fully comprehensive. So we're doing brand new rooms, brand new ballrooms and brand new meeting facilities" – Trump Organization Exec VP/Development & Acquisitions Ivanka Trump, on renovations to Doral Country Club & Resort following this weekend's WGC-Cadillac Championship ("Morning Drive," Golf Channel, 3/5).
"It's a random case here or there. I don't see the top guys messing around with that. Maybe I'm naive" – Pete Sampras, who believes tennis does not have a performance-enhancing drug problem (AP, 3/5).
"You want your premier team to get a good seed and hopefully win a game or multiple games (in the NCAA tournament). You would rather have that than have two teams in the NCAA, both as 14 seeds and most likely to lose (in the first round)" – Sun Belt Commissioner Karl Benson (Nashville TENNESSEAN, 3/5).
