Talk Soup

Thursday, April 1, 2010

Talk Soup

Yankees’ Derek Jeter, on talk about the Yankees being favored to enter the World Series again this year:

“The message is, ‘Last year is over.’ It’s a mind-set that you have to have in terms of staying hungry.”

Jay Leno to Joy Behar, when asked if he feels bad about replacing Conan O’Brien as host of The Tonight Show:

“Conan got screwed; I got screwed. I mean, this is TV. The reason show business pays a lot of money is so when you get screwed, you got something left over.”

Donovan McNabb, on the possibility of being traded:

“I don’t want to be anywhere else but Philly. I don’t believe in starting somewhere and going somewhere else to finish your career. I believe in starting somewhere and finishing what you’ve started.”

Georgia Bureau of Investigation public information officer John Bankhead, on when the investigation of Roethlisberger will be completed:

“I don’t know. I’d have to have my crystal ball out but I don’t have it with me.”

 Michigan State Spartans head coach, Tom Izzo, on his team making the NCAA Final Four:

“There is nothing greater than going to a Final Four that I know of, except winning it.”

Bon Jovi, on not retiring from rocking any time soon:

“I don’t plan on being the next Mick Jagger and to keep on going till my late 60s. But at the moment I don’t see a reason why I should stop.”

Tom Roletter, treasurer of Philadelphia Union’s supporter group Sons of Ben, on the team’s inaugural game on Thursday, March 25th, 2010:

“This day is like Christmas, New Year’s, Thanksgiving, all the holidays you can think of, rolled into one.”

Chad Ochocinco, contestant in season 10 of Dancing with the Stars, on another show performance:

“Holy Mexican jumping beans, it is Monday and another night to perform in front of a small crowd of 24 million viewers. Showtime.” 

WVU Mountaineers forward, Da’Sean Butler, on making it to the Final Four

“One day you’re in the backyard pretending you’re in the Final Four...and then you’re there!”

76ers forward Samuel Dalembert, on the team’s not-so-good season:

“We understand we didn’t have a great season...People from outside might say we have nothing to work for, but personally I think we [do]. We have to work for ourselves.”

Tom Burgoyne, occupant of the Philly Phanatic costume, on the Phanatic For Art statues being displayed around Philadelphia:

“For the Phanatic, this is one big ego trip. He’s become very hard to live with.”

Minnesota Twins’ Denard Span, on his foul ball that hit his mother in the chest during a spring training game against the Yankees:

“She was more mad at me for coming out of the game than me hitting her.”

-LizTweet