Professional Athletes' Quotes....

Taken from Bill Simmons' SGW Quote of the Day.

"There's always going to be criticism when your name is Jalen. You have to wear a bulletproof vest and be ready for it."-- Jalen Rose

"Roses are red ... violets are blue ... if you look at another girl ... I will beat you."-- Doug Christie's wife reciting a poem she had written during this month's episode of HBO's "Real Sports"

"I had an awful first quarter but I picked it up. To all you single guys out there, it's not how you start the date, it's how you finish the date."-- Shaquille O'Neal after dropping 30 points in a win over the Knicks on Saturday

"When you're rich, you don't write checks. Straight cash, homey."-- Randy Moss

"They shot the crap out of the ball, everybody on the floor. You think you have them, they swing it and swing it and then swoosh. They have good rebounders to gather the misses. Sometimes you're like, 'Man they must have a cheat code or something.'"-- Bobcats rookie Emeka Okafor on the Sonics.

"Darko is really one of a kind. He runs the floor, handles the ball, shoots an NBA three and plays with his back to the basket. So you can slot him at the 3, 4 or 5. Okay, a few other guys can do that, too, but what sets Darko apart is his toughness in the post ... Fact is, Darko plays in attack mode at both ends of the floor. The more you push, the more he pushes back." -- ESPN's Chad Ford on NBA Draft prospect Darko Milicic, in the June 23rd, 2003 issue of ESPN the Magazine

"There are two ways to argue with a woman, and neither of them work." -- Carlos Boozer after cancelling an interview with a Sports Illustrated reporter because his wife was expecting him home.