Cushion Quotes

[The Hornets will also have the option to play in Oklahoma City next season. Hornets owner George Shinn visited New Orleans last week and said he couldn't predict when the Hornets could return.] It's not just about if the arena is in playing condition... Will there be any fans? I don't know how many fans will come back, or how quickly they'll come back. I'm convinced New Orleans will rebuild. I can see maybe even being stronger. But how long it's going to take, I'm not going to touch that. This option was just a cushion, just to make sure if it got to this point. - George Shinn

[Marshall said that as the vehicle toppled over, he held on to Skelton, who has limited use of his arms because of childhood polio.] Everybody sort of fell over to the side... There's no cushion to it. It's all solid metal with bolts sticking out. - Jim Marshall

[Looking back on yesterday, the six bonus seconds Heras scored weren't intended to be a cushion for tomorrow.] We hadn't prepared anything ... But we were in front and Vicioso launched the sprint. They are only 6 seconds and I do not believe that they are very important for Sunday's time trial, but we had the opportunity and took advantage of it. - Roberto Heras