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"What we tend to see is, pricing is at its highest in these couple of days after the conference championships. The markets will settle, and it will lead to lower prices for fans waiting a little bit" – Atlas Int'l Travel's Karen McCrink, on the cost of attending Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis (BOSTON HERALD, 1/24).

"I’ve never been able to watch it" – Patriots Owner Robert Kraft, when asked how vivid his memories are from the Giants-Patriots matchup in Super Bowl XLII (ESPN.com, 1/23).

"The Bruins, the Sox, the Celtics, now the Patriots. Enough already, Boston. What's going on, huh?" – President Obama, during the Bruins' visit to the White House yesterday to celebrate winning last season's Stanley Cup (Mult., 1/23).

"I've got fans that tell me all the time that they don't want to see me change, that they don't want to see a difference in Kyle Busch. I tried to keep that, but ultimately it doesn't work" – NASCAR driver Kyle Busch, who was suspended for a Nationwide and Sprint Cup race last season for an incident in a Camping World Truck Series race (SCENEDAILY.com, 1/23).

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