Adam Schefter/NFL Network — 6/25/07
“I called the Network and I told them that Reggie Bush to Houston was not a lock. They were dismissive of me at my own network! I said there were signs that the Texans were thinking of taking someone other than Reggie Bush, and that that someone was Mario Williams, not Vince Young. I got calls from people saying I got hoodwinked. Here’s the thing — they didn’t know where I was getting my information from.”
Karina Smirnoff/Dancing With the Stars — 4/28/08
“Honestly, I got to see a side of Floyd [Mayweather] that was completely different from what you see in all the 24/7 series or in the boxing ring. He does have a big heart, but he kind of plays a lot into the character he’s portrayed as in the boxing world.”
Michael David Smith/FanHouse, Pro Football Talk, Fox Sports — 10/15/07
“I know some people find it strange that I write seven days a week and hardly ever take a day off (I’ve taken one day off so far in 2007), but honestly, if you like what you’re doing, I don’t know why you’d want to take a day off. … I like writing, so I do it every day.”
Rachel Specter/RGX Commercial Girl, Actress — 9/17/07
“Growing up I never really got any attention from guys at all. I was very much into reading and that was pretty much it. I remember the first day I got to high school, guys started paying attention to me. I was so confused because that had never happened before.”
Brian Powell/Awful Announcing, The Sporting Blog — 8/14/07
“Newspaper reporters will realize they are a dying medium, there will be more blogs every than before, and credibility issues will be running rampant. I think the toughest part about the whole thing is convincing the public that an unbiased and honest opinion is more important than any local/national writer can give you. Most [writers] aren’t fans of the sport they are assigned to, and some are so bitter that they just don’t even try anymore.”
Ben Maller/Fox Sports Radio Host, Foxsports.com — 5/23/07
“I don’t take myself or the athletes I talk about too seriously. I’ve been called a cynical, sarcastic jackass. I love my teams and enjoy watching sports, but I like to kid around and have a good time. Some hosts seem to think they are changing the world with a sports opinion. Everyone has a different style but mine would tend to fall on the sarcastic side with lots of hot sports opinions.”
Chuck Giampa/World Class Boxing Judge — 5/8/07
“The most important thing is effective aggressiveness. Now effective aggressiveness, some people think that’s the person moving forward — that’s not necessarily the most effective person, that’s just aggression. It’s who’s landing the most effective punches, whether it’s just boxing or jabbing, or it could be somebody counter-punching, taking a punch and countering with a harder punch.”
Sean Foreman/Baseball-Reference.com Founder — 5/3/07
“I wanted to be able to find Ty Cobb’s stats online. I had done some web design and really enjoyed it, and I thought that the web would be the perfect place for a baseball encyclopedia. The linkability, the infinite amount of storage space and the rest of it really made an on-line encyclopedia a good fit.”
