"We've had lots of people interested. We've had a couple of people move to the next step. Nothing is close at all" – Thrashers President
Don Waddell, on the team's search for a new ownership group (
AP, 4/10).
"Oh, hell yeah, I would definitely tell anybody to go. That's a once-in-a-lifetime deal. If I had the opportunity to be drafted in the top 10, top 15, I'd take the opportunity to explore the city and just live a little bit" – Free agent WR
Santonio Holmes, encouraging top prospects to attend the NFL Draft (
ESPN.com, 4/10).
"I'm angry about that. There's absolutely no truth to it. I never talked to (Pacers owner)
Herb Simon or anybody else about it. To me, it's something someone makes up" – Knicks President of Basketball Operations
Donnie Walsh, on speculation that he might return to the Pacers front office (
N.Y. POST, 4/11).
"If we will work hard with hopes for nine years ahead, it will be a big catalyst for our country's reconstruction and revival" – Tokyo Gov.
Shintaro Ishihara, on Japan planning to bid to host the '20 Olympics (
London TELEGRAPH, 4/11).
"I'm telling you, if this sport does that, it's a huge mistake. It's CART. When CART went from looking outside to just dealing with people inside, it imploded on its own weight" – Texas Motor Speedway President
Eddie Gossage, on NASCAR considering shorter races and two-day race weekends (
ESPN.com, 4/9).
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