"I don’t want to see none of these kids losing all this money that they worked hard to make up to this point ... I want to see them take that money they’ve made and let it blossom into more wealth for them and their family" - Orlando Magic G Cole Anthony, on his goal at The Playbook to help young athletes keep money earned through endorsement deals and other sources of income (ANDSCAPE, 9/25).
"It's a good little taste of what's possible for this organization and for this franchise ... There's a lot for us to hold our heads high about. This team won five games two years ago. We're a young group, a pretty inexperienced group, but we came together and had a lot of fun playing together" - Indiana Fever G Caitlin Clark, on the future of the Fever after a first-round sweep by the Connecticut Sun in the WNBA playoffs (ESPN.com, 9/26).
"I wanted to do this job. ESPN is a special place. I grew up down the street from it (in Bristol, Conn.) and I loved every day there. But I want to work. This isn’t a retirement job. I’m going to be relentless at this. The program demands it" -- Former ESPN reporter Adrian Wojnarowski, on his plans for his role as the GM of the St. Bonaventure men's basketball program (BUFFALO NEWS, 9/25).
"What am I going to do with that thing? Cover my house with it? People will think I’m tarping my house for termites" -- Former A's P Dave Stewart, on the suggestion that he should take home the tarp in the upper right corner of the Coliseum that sports his retired number (USA TODAY, 9/25).
