"This is not going to happen again. We're going to live up to our responsibility. We're going to fix this. And it starts right now" — Daytona Int’l Speedway President Joie Chitwood III, on a stretch of unprotected concrete wall by the racing surface where driver Kyle Busch crashed (USA TODAY, 2/22).
"I think the national profile of our team has changed. We are poised to become the epicenter of baseball, and that’s exciting" — Marlins President David Samson, on the franchise making a splash with off-season moves and securing the '17 All-Star Game (MIAMI HERALD, 2/22).
"We were taking the time to educate them on situations that had nothing to do with football. For me, that's the biggest tragedy for those seniors. Tragedy is a hard word, but that group will never get that time back" — Northwestern Univ. football coach Pat Fitzgerald, on dealing with the distraction of unionization talks by players (CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 2/22).
"I just don't know how you send that message to a coaching staff or players. That's not just something that we want people to think that we would do" — Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak, on refusing to tank their remaining games to ensure a top draft pick (L.A. TIMES, 2/21).
"There’s a lot of work to be done and I think that what’s important is not to focus on a player making it look like we are succeeding or failing" — MLB's first Ambassador of Inclusion Billy Bean, on the league having no openly gay players (TORONTO STAR, 2/21).
"I cannot believe what these drivers have to do before they have to go perform. This is insane" — U.S. women’s national soccer team F Abby Wambach, on being in the pits prior to the Daytona 500 as one of the race's honorary starters (“2015 Daytona 500,” Fox, 2/22).
