January 6, 2004

The Pete Rose Confession

"It's time to clean the slate, it's time to take responsibility. I'm 14 years late."

-Former baseball giant Pete Rose, who was ousted from baseball in 1989 for gambling. (ABC News, Jan. 6, 2003)

Posted by Kevin D. Hendricks at 9:01 AM

October 7, 2003

Kobe Bryant on Faith

"My escape is faith. Sometimes it doesn't seem like there's a light at the end of the tunnel. You pray, you have faith. The next thing you know, the light is brighter than ever."

-Basketball player Kobe Bryant, when asked if basketball would be his escape from the media circus surrounding his criminal case for allegedly raping a 19-year-old woman. (Source: Sportsline.com, October 6, 2003)

Posted by Kevin D. Hendricks at 8:20 AM

September 22, 2003

Bill Janklow on Effectiveness

"I want to be effective in office. I want to be appropriate in whatever I do. ... If I was ineffective, I'd quit today."

-South Dakota Representative Bill Janklow on whether or not he'll resign in the face of manslaughter and misdemeanor charges for speeding and running a stop sign, which caused a collision that killed one person. (Source: Star Tribune, September 22, 2003)

Posted by Kevin D. Hendricks at 6:24 PM

R. Kelly on God

"My mama always told me that the higher you go, you're going to pay a price. And you've got to believe that God's got your back."

-R. Kelly, who faces trial later this year on 21 counts of child pornography. If convicted, Kelly could face a lifetime of jail as the most infamous sex offender in the U.S. (Source: Blender, October 2003)

Posted by Kevin D. Hendricks at 4:06 PM

R. Kelly on Osama Bin Laden

"Osama Bin Laden is the only one who knows exactly what I'm going through."

-Infamous R&B star R. Kelly, who scored a Grammy with "I Believe I Can Fly" in 1996, and is currently facing 21 counts of child pornography. (Source: Blender, October 2003)

Posted by Kevin D. Hendricks at 4:01 PM