"Listen, I know that our position is not the most popular position in the world. Most of the fans that have written to me, the overwhelming majority of them, believe that we should be ordering the players to stand for the anthem. That’s just not a position that I’m in favor of. And I think almost every other owner in the NFL feels the same way" -- Giants President & CEO John Mara, on NFL owners not altering the league's national anthem policy this week (WASHINGTON POST, 10/19).
"It’s not ‘done done.’ But we’re making good progress that we would expect to make" -- Falcons Owner Arthur Blank, on the pending contract extension for NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell (WASHINGTON POST, 10/19).
"I just feel like the fans are back. I see things that I haven’t seen in a while and it reminds me of when I was playing here" -- Yankees manager Joe Girardi, on the atmosphere at Yankee Stadium throughout the team's playoff run (TORONTO SUN, 10/19).
"It’s the best medicine that I’ve had in a long time, and it feels really good" -- NBC NHL analyst Eddie Olczyk, on calling Blackhawks-Blues last night, his first game since he was diagnosed with colon cancer in August (CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, 10/19).
"The trend has been upward and that trend has increased even more rapidly over the past 18 months or so as we won the driver championship and the manufacturer championship" -- Toyota Motorsports GM Keith Dahl, on the company's NASCAR success leading to increased car sales (USATODAY.com, 10/18).
