"I was blown away (by the facility). It turned out far better than I ever imagined" – Padres Owner Ron Fowler, who donated more than half of the $13.8M to build the Univ. of San Diego's Fowler Park, which opened Friday (SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE, 2/16).
"People really miss the point with LeBron. There’s a possibility he may be smarter than all of them, maybe the smartest player ever" – Heat President Pat Riley, on Heat F LeBron James' greatness (MIAMI HERALD, 2/17).
"Some of you obviously thought I was crude, rude, arrogant. Well, maybe I was. But it's part of what we were doing here as a show” – WEEl-AM host Glenn Ordway, signing off after 18 years on Friday (THE DAILY).
“He’s going to play it outside in New York” – NBA Commissioner David Stern, wryly noting Deputy Commissioner & COO Adam Silver’s plans for future All-Star sites (THE DAILY).
"Kids can play hockey for money, baseball for money, work at McDonald's, start their own business, but they can't play NBA basketball. I don't get it" – Former Magic coach Stan Van Gundy, on the NBA's player age-limit (ORLANDO SENTINEL, 2/16).
"It's beyond measure. There's nothing you can do to really define it. What he's done consistently, it's tough to really find a match for that in any sport. He's been a model of consistency" – Lakers G Kobe Bryant, on the impact on basketball made by team Owner Jerry Buss, who is hospitalized with an undisclosed form of cancer (L.A. TIMES, 2/16).
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