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Lane Kiffin has been making headlines at every stop he’s made along his coaching career.

First it was his comments in Oakland that had Al Davis fire him and now apparently, Kiffin’s words in Tennesse have made headlines.

During his recruiting of wide receiver Alshon Jeffrey, Kiffin took off the gloves and tried to scare Jeffrey from signing with rival South Carolina. When it became clear that Jeffrey was going to sign with the Gamecocks, he said Kiffin told him:

If he chose the Gamecocks, he would end up pumping gas for the rest of his life like all the other players from that state who had gone to South Carolina.

Pretty bold statement.

Hopefully Kiffin’s comments won’t get him fired from this job or he’ll be the one at a fill-up station.

Unleaded sir?

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“I could play wide receiver for the Eagles” 

- Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant said after practice on Sunday.

I bet if he had said this on Saturday, Donovan McNabb and Andy Reid would have figured out some way to get him into a Philadelphia uniform. Who wouldn’t like to have a 6’6 wide receiver in their arsenal.

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“Yes I hear their chanting. I have heard many male fans here saying, ‘I LOVE YOU,’ which I find odd.”

- Chicago Cubs outfielder Kosuke Fokudome’s reaction to the excitement Cubs fans have been showing him.

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Source: Sports Illustrated

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“We both owned Alaska at one point.”

- Russian tennis player Dmitry Tursunov on the similarities between mother Russia and the U.S.

Source: Sports Illustrated

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“We suck in practice, too.”

- Andre Iguodala, Philadelphia 76ers forward on how much his 5-11 team has struggled this season.

Source: Sports Illustrated
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“It’s been great so far, very positive and smooth apart from…the season.”

- David Beckham, on looking back on his first year in MLS after missing most of the season with injuries.

Source: Sports Illustrated
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“Jon Runyan, on Philly. He’ll curse, spit, scratch, bite, anything. He’s a nasty dude.”

- Shawn Merriman, when asked by Carmelo Anthony who was the toughest offensive lineman out there. Unless these, two meet in the Super Bowl, there won’t be a matchup this year.

Source: ESPN the Magazine, Oct. 2007

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“I don’t feel I have a concussion problem. I have a problem with people giving me traumatic blows to the head.”

- Dean McAmmond, Ottawa Senators forward after suffering his second concussion in four months during an exhibition game.

Source: Sports Illustrated, October.
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“He lied and then came back and apologized to everybody. I felt that was classy.”

- Ron Artest, Sacramento Kings Forward on Michael Vick’s apology.

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“I’d be in Chicago, in the middle of the muck, and there would be five or six bars I would go to. I’d attend the parade. Then I’d prepare for the next life, because it may signal the end of all things.”

- Actor John Cusack, on how he would spend the next 24 hours if the Chicago Cubs won the World Series.

Source: Sports Illustrated
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