"Somewhere over half of NBC’s entire coverage package of the Olympics is going to be curling. It’s absolutely amazing" -- Pyeongchang Games curling commentator Kevin Martin, on the sport's rise in popularity over the past 20 years (EDMONTON SUN, 1/17).
"I've got more eyeballs on me. My platform's a lot bigger. I signed a bunch of Olympic sponsors and I have the LGBT audience watching me, and I want to do right by them" -- U.S. freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy, on being one of only a few openly gay athletes on the U.S. Olympic team next month (AP, 1/16).
"I'll wake up on Thursday of the Masters and I'll be really grumpy. I'll probably avoid television at all costs until the 10th tee Sunday. And I'll watch. But it will be, within reason, the hardest day of my life" -- NBC's Jim "Bones" Mackay, on his transition into a media role after serving as the longtime caddie for Phil Mickelson (AP, 1/16).
"It’s going to mean more passing. It’s going to mean better battles between drivers, and you won’t get that anywhere else in the open-wheel racing world" -- Driver Josef Newgarden, on the new IndyCar aero package that is redesigned to make 20% less downforce (DETROIT NEWS, 1/17).
