Kuchar said Greg Norman, who shot an even-par 72, was a role model and had been acting as a “big brother” for him as he searches for a golf agent.

“We have discussed a lot about agents and things of that nature. Trying to decide, it his hard to tell who you can trust in just a couple of meetings.”

— Amateur golfer Matt Kuchar, Nov. 23, 2000

 

“We never got into a rhythm or the flow early in the game, with foul trouble and things of that nature,” Marquette coach Tom Crean said. “I was just hoping we could hang in it as the game went along and have a chance to compete better in the second half.”

—Jan. 13, 2001

 

What advice has UK coach Hal Mumme given Lorenzen? “Just try to get over the jitters, try to have fun, play the game, don’t put a lot of pressure on yourself — it’s just a game,” Mumme said. “Go have some fun with it. Basically, the same things we said to him before the spring game. I hope he’ll just go over there and do that, not worry too much about all the surrounding talk and things of that nature.”

—Sept. 1, 2000

 

“I didn’t want to go through a really lengthy process and the holdout and then I’m missing minicamps and things of that nature,” Sharper said. “Now, I’m going to be working with my teammates through the summer.”

— Green Bay Packers safety Darren Sharper, Feb. 22, 2001

 

“I wanted to try to work through it, do some rehab and stretching, things of that nature, to see if that would help alleviate some of it, and it just hasn’t been able to do it.”

—Troy Aikman, Oct. 25, 2000

 

“I think we have to do better than that. I think there are some abilities he lacks,” Robinson said. “He’s a good person, a veteran who has been around and been on some winning clubs, but when you look at late-inning replacements and things of that nature, we have to do better.”

— KC Royal GM Herk Robinson Mar. 25, 2000

 

PL: Talk about the chemistry of that North Carolina State team.

LC: The team, as a whole, had a good bond. We did things together. I think that’s important because to win big you need to have that bonding, that camaraderie in the locker room, things of that nature. You need to interact with each other, off the court as well as on the court.

— ex-NC State player Lorenzo Charles, Apr. 4, 2001

 

“Things have been tough on me throughout my career as far as injuries and things of that nature. I had back surgery eight weeks ago. It is just amazing to me that God is allowing me to fulfill the desires of my heart, which was to play this game. I am so thankful to have the opportunity to compete and very thankful for the win.”

— Mark Schlereth, Denver Broncos, Jan. 25, 1998

 

We’ve had the intent from the very beginning of spreading things out gradually; it’s never seemed to work as we first intended. Stability, injuries, and things of that nature.

— Baylor football coach Kevin Steele, Mar. 30, 2001