Quotable

“My 17-year-old daughter is afraid. She knows she must go back but doesn’t want to.”

Silvia Mendez

As high schools and universities in Mexico reopened Thursday two weeks after the swine flu outbreak.

“I knew I was going to get a technical foul. The point was to let the refs know this guy was elbowing me. I know I went over there with no punches, no shoves to the face, just a confrontation. I’m not retaliating, I’m done with that.”

Rockets forward Ron Artest

After a confrontation with Lakers star Kobe Bryant got him ejected in Houston’s 111-98 loss to Los Angeles in an NBA playoff game.