"I think it'd be great for the game. There's no passion for hockey like there is here in Ontario. I don't know how a team would do up in Markham, but there's plenty of hockey fans to go around" – Maple Leafs D Mike Komisarek, on the possibility of a second NHL team being added to the Toronto market (GLOBE & MAIL, 1/30).
"I guess my knee-jerk reaction is, to me, that's an irresponsible statement by the president. I know he's not the first one to say it, but being the president, I think he could be more responsible than that" – NFL Network's Shaun O'Hara, on President Obama's comments about his concerns on player safety issues in football (ESPN.com, 1/30).
"It's wild. I have never heard people boo me, but I'm sure it's happened – my face is just under water. So it was a little different experience" – Retired U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps, on being booed at the 16th hole of the PGA Tour Waste Management Phoenix Open pro-am (Mult., 1/30).
"We're hip, and we do what the kids say" – NFL Network's Rich Eisen, on he and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell taking questions via Reddit on Monday (CHRON.com, 1/30).
“I don’t think you’re going to see Roger Goodell strolling through the French Quarter interacting with very many Saints fans” – ESPN’s Adam Schefter, on the commissioner’s schedule in New Orleans this week (“PTI,” ESPN, 1/30).
