"I don’t like the CBA. I don’t like regulating hard work. By god, if a guy wants to come here in April and learn his plays? Wants to go out there and watch tape with me? I think he ought to be able to do that" -- Raiders coach Jon Gruden, on the changes in the NFL since he last coached in '08 (NBCSPORTS.com, 8/20).
"It’s LeBron. You don’t really have a choice. You have to take the back seat ... but it’s cool. Just bringing him, him coming to L.A., obviously I’ve said it many times, this is motivation” – Rams RB Todd Gurley, on the Rams sharing the L.A. sports market with Lakers F LeBron James (“SportsCenter,” ESPN, 8/18).
"If you look at opportunities throughout European football today, I find it hard to see in many cases why Americans are looking at it. I don’t think there are many opportunities left to create a global brand” -- Serie A club AS Roma Majority Owner James Pallotta, on the recent influx of American investors in notable European teams (L.A. TIMES, 8/19).
"They’ll say, ‘Oh yeah really?’ and just change the subject. When people were seeing me on ESPN, everyone’s attitude changed" -- Pro cornhole player Cody Henderson, on how being featured on ESPN's annual The Ocho telecast earlier this month has made it easier to tell people what he does (CNBC.com, 8/18).
