"You know what’s interesting about that job -- McDonough arguably had the best offseason of any general manager in the NBA" -- TNT NBA analyst Charles Barkley, on Suns Owner Robert Sarver dismissing Ryan McDonough less than two weeks before the regular season tips off (ARIZONA REPUBLIC, 10/10).
"I think media, first day of spring training, was pretty negative, even though we won the division two years in a row. We just needed to be a little more aggressive in our approach" -- Red Sox Owner John Henry, on the team advancing to the ALCS (NBCSPORTSBOSTON.com, 10/10).
"It's pretty cool. I don't think you would have guessed it when he was with the Cavs when he started his rookie season, but it's adding a ton of interest in the league, and the Lakers are about to get the usual media coverage that I was used to growing up" -- Warriors G Klay Thompson, an L.A. native, on seeing LeBron James in a Lakers jersey (ESPN.com, 10/9).
“People are going to forget that I won a Super Bowl, but they’re never going to forget the kind of impact you have on them personally” -- Pro Football HOFer Kurt Warner, on opening a residential community for developmentally challenged persons, including his own son, to live on their own and be independent (“Evening News,” CBS, 10/9).
