“If owning a NASCAR team is so great, then ask Rusty Wallace and some of these other guys why they're not jumping in the water. Because you have to be borderline insane to want to do this, given the financial risks involved.”
Jack Roush
“The guy who's been on a mission the last three weeks has been Ben Wallace. They might as well take that Defensive Player of the Year trophy and send it here now. When you look at all the things he's doing for us … he's been phenomenal.”
Flip Saunders
“I'm disappointed in it. He deserved it. Ben Wallace and the other guys who were picked, they deserve it also.”
Pat Riley
“It still feels strange for many different reasons - I kind of feel a little like Rusty Wallace. I think of it more as just carrying on his legacy, the good times he's had, the championship, all the race wins.”
Kurt Busch
“On CBS, as long as I stay younger than Mike Wallace and Dan Rather, I'm OK.”
William Petersen
“Ben (Wallace) slapped him on the wrist. (And) he got kicked in the leg. The trainer just needed to ice it. He's fine.”
Mike Brown
“Ben (Wallace) is quick, athletic, strong, tenacious and hungry - the whole nine yards.”
