Quotable quotes

Dave Checketts, general manager of pro basketball's Utah Jazz, on the team's incongruous nickname: ``Trying to find jazz in Salt Lake City is like trying to find a statue of Brigham Young in New Orleans -- you just can't do it.'' Basketball player Mike Gminski of the New Jersey Nets commenting on his wife's blossoming career as stockbroker: ``The way I've got it figured, she'll be moving into six figures just about the time I'm moving out.''

Lou Holtz, Notre Dame's new football coach, on why he doesn't like players doing end-zone dances after scoring: ``We like to act like they've been there before.''