“We had that sort of common-roots background, ... He's from Blue Earth, Minnesota, and I'm from Elmore, Minnesota, two little towns on the Iowa border. ... I had seen him operate for many years as a journalist. I knew he was good and I knew reporters respected him, which is a big thing in that job.”
Walter Mondale
“I saw that we were sort of struggling to get points. We'd let (Minnesota) get the game manageable. When I came in the game, the opportunity presented itself so I took advantage of it. I was just being aggressive because I had legs.”
Eddie Jones
“The Hopefuls have become one of the more popular bands in Minnesota. It's sort of the critics' favorite band, and this happened sort of out of the blue for us. We didn't expect anything like this, so now we're strategizing differently about how to go about promoting it.”
Darren Jackson
“We are a grass-roots volunteer organization that has at all times complied with Minnesota registration and disclosure requirements.”
Jeff Davis
“We're right in the corner, with Minnesota, South Dakota and Iowa. It would be nice to have some sort of consistency in how these are handled.”
Carl Petersen
“If you were to come to Minnesota, I could have you locked up like that. That's power.”
Jesse Ventura
“Look at the teams we played when I was not there - Indy, Minnesota, Green Bay, Philadelphia - that's four playoff teams right there. I don't think it's a significant statistic. We just have to play better when I'm not in there or play easier teams.”
Brian Urlacher