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Year End

They Said It: Memorable Quotes From The Past Year, Part 1

As '17 winds down, THE DAILY takes a look back at some of the more memorable quotes from the year. Today, we present Part 1.


"Let’s get something clear: Rocco is not known for screwing anyone, all right?"

-- Mediacom Communications Founder & CEO Rocco Commisso, on paying money owed by the NASL N.Y. Cosmos, which he recently bought, to staffers and debtors.

"There has to be a (very) good reason, and no one’s given it to us yet. Maybe if someone wrote a $5 billion check. But I don’t see teams moving. This isn’t the NFL." 
-- Mavericks Owner Mark Cuban, on whether an NBA team might relocate in the near future.

"We will never be satisfied with where the league is on concussions."
-- NFLPA Exec Dir DeMaurice Smith, on player safety.

"I'd like to think I never needed to be humbled, but we all probably get over our skis from time to time, and it's always good to have your wings clipped a little bit."

-- Under Armour Founder, Chair & CEO Kevin Plank, on if the company's recent stock drop has affected his enthusiasm. 

"It was a depressing state in the WNBA. It’s not watched. Our value is diminished. It can be quite hard. I didn’t like the culture inside the WNBA, and without revealing too much, it was toxic for me."
-- Former WNBA player Candice Wiggins, on her time playing in the league.

"The higher on the tree the monkey climbs, the more you see of his ass. So if you're going to choose to climb that tree, you're putting your ass out there. So I think you just educate everyone on dealing with the media."

-- Yankees Senior VP & GM Brian Cashman, on talking to players about the risks of publicly engaging in political discourse.

"This is the most extensive transaction I've ever done, and I've made $5 billion deals."
-- Golden Knights Owner Bill Foley, on officially joining the NHL after making the third and final expansion payment.

"I have no idea why you would want to have a professional sporting event in the atmosphere of a middle school basketball game."
-- ESPN's Brad Daugherty, on the Knicks not using any artificial sounds during the first half of a game against the Warriors at MSG. 

"We're getting back to the normal. We're getting back to the dysfunctional. We're getting back to the drama."
-- Redskins DE Ricky Jean Francois, on the state of the franchise following the firing of GM Scot McCloughan on the opening day of free agency.

"They call me names every day in the paper. Fine. I get it. But you’re walking up to the place where I work? It’s like they’re laying in wait for you. It’s like stalking me outside my home."
-- Knicks Owner James Dolan, on his verbal altercation with a fan outside MSG.

"It's a little bit like giving a hitman a gun and no bullets. But I've got enough money to buy the bullets."

-- Former F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone, on his new role with the racing series.

"We're all in the toy department. We're all getting to work in sports, and it's all fun and games. But then a day like this happens."

-- TNT's Ernie Johnson, reflecting on the layoffs at ESPN.

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