Quick Hits....

"It makes me happy to see the difference between what we have now and what we had 20 years ago. I don't have any doubt that this country is going to put soccer in a very high place on the world level" -- FC Dallas coach Oscar Pareja, on the growth of MLS (DALLAS MORNING NEWS, 5/2).

"If you go out there and try to prove your contract or your worth, your head is in the wrong spot. I try to avoid falling down the trap of living up to my contract, or proving I'm worth it. Good or bad, I can't go down that path" -- Nationals P Max Scherzer, who in '15 signed a record seven-year, $210M contract (USATODAY.com, 5/1).

"The tournament has done a great job of putting extra stuff for us to be a part of. Everybody is more cordial off the course. Less guys are going to the hotel room and hanging. Everyone is kind of hanging out with each other, which is definitely a little different" -- Golfer Jordan Spieth, on the atmosphere at last week's PGA Tour Zurich Classic of New Orleans (NOLA.com, 5/1).