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"The one thing that could stop it is everybody screaming, 'Come on guys, this is way too transparent,' to where everyone would say, 'You know what, maybe we shouldn’t do this one'" – ESPN's Mike Golic, on the perception that a Twitter back-and-forth between Thunder F Kevin Durant and Heat G Dwyane Wade is the fictitious plot of a Gatorade marketing ploy (“Mike & Mike,” ESPN Radio, 9/25).

"The game was only being aired in Minnesota and Tampa Bay and my boss at the time was like, 'OK, we'll let her do it. How bad can it be?'" - CBS Sports Producer/Director Suzanne Smith, on getting to direct her first NFL game in '90 because of a co-worker's unexpected absence (THEMMQB.com, 9/25).

"I don't know anything about it, I wasn't in Bobblehead-land last night" – Yankees President Randy Levine, on fans in premium seats reportedly having their Mariano Rivera bobbleheads delivered to them while everyone else had to redeem their vouchers in the main concourse (ESPN.com, 9/25).

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