“We had no right to expect it would be this good this fast. It could use some tweaking, but I couldn’t be happier” – MLB Commissioner Bud Selig, on expanded instant replay (USATODAY.com, 7/20).
“The smart thing to do would be to make the whole thing a Nike commercial” – Lakers G Kobe Bryant, on Showtime debuting a documentary on his career this fall (DEADLINE.com, 7/18).
“Golf is looking to someone to put their hands up and try. I want to be the guy that goes on and wins majors and wins majors regularly” – Rory McIlroy, who won last week's British Open for his third major (N.Y. TIMES, 7/21).
“They were a quality member of this league for 60 years and our league feels that it has a responsibility to the Atlantic Coast Conference member institutions to live by our constitution and bylaws as they leave the league. And I’ll leave it at that” – ACC Commissioner John Swofford, on the conference’s legal dispute over Maryland’s exit fee (Hampton Roads DAILY PRESS, 7/21).
“It’s not as much an advantage as money. My experience with the NBA is about 99.9% of the time the guy takes the best contract offer” – Pistons President of Basketball Operations & coach Stan Van Gundy, on whether his dual roles are an advantage when going after free agents (FREEP.com, 7/20).
