"How can you get angry with the Vikings for playing to their talent level? They lost a few too many games early and won a few too many during their streak."
Tom Powers
St. Paul Pioneer Press columnist
"Brett Favre is passing the torch these days a lot better than he's passing the football."
Don Pierson
Chicago Tribune columnist
"It hasn't been as hard as people would think. Because once we found our way of doing things, we just stuck with it. It's been the discipline and the strength of your belief in what you are doing that has made this possible."
Pete Carroll
Southern California coach, on his team's success
"It took me seven years to figure out what to do to stay strong the whole year."
Jason Johnson
New Cleveland Indians pitcher and former Oriole, on playing with diabetes
