Subject: Athletic Intelligence.

New Orleans Saint RB George Rogers when asked about the upcoming
season: "I want to rush for 1,000 to 1,500 yards, whichever comes first."

Football commentator and former player, Joe Thiesmann:  "Nobody in
football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein."

Senior basketball player at the University of Pittsburgh:  "I'm going to
graduate on time, no matter how long it takes."

Bill Peterson, a Florida State football coach:  "You guys line up
alphabetically by height.  And you guys pair up in groups of three,
then line up in a circle."

Boxing promoter Dan Duva on Mike Tyson hooking up again with promoter
Don King: "Why would anyone expect him to come out smarter? He went to prison
for three years, not Princeton."

Stu Grimson, Chicago Blackhawks left wing, explaining why he keeps a
color photo of himself above his locker: "That's so when I forget how to
spell my name, I can still find my clothes."

Shaquille O'Neal on whether he had visited the Parthenon during his
visit to Greece: "I can't really remember the names of the clubs that we went
to."

Lou Duva, veteran boxing trainer, on the Spartan training regime of
heavyweight Andrew Golota:  "He's a guy who gets up at six o'clock in
the morning regardless of what time it is."

Pat Williams, Orlando Magic general manager, on his teams 7-27 record:
"We can't win at home. We can't win on the road. As general manager, I just
can't figure out where else to play."

Steve Spurrier, Florida football coach, telling Gator fans that a fire
at Auburn's football dorm had destroyed 20 books:  "But the real tragedy
was that 15 hadn't been colored in yet."

Torrin Polk, University of Houston receiver, on his coach, John
Jenkins: "He treats us like men. He lets us wear earrings."

Shelby Metcalf, basketball coach at Texas A&M, recounting what he told
a player who received four F's and one D: "Son, looks to me like you're
spending too much time on one subject."

Oilers coach Bum Phillips: When asked by Bob Costas why he takes his
wife on all the road trips, Phillips responded, "Because she is too ugly to
kiss good-bye."