by Best Damn Sports Show Period, FOX Sports Net

BDSSP correspondent and N.Y. Giants DE Michael Strahan (on then-Vikings WR Randy Moss' controversial "mooning" end-zone celebration): "It was excessive. The thing is, I was thinking to myself 'Randy has really matured'…Then all of a sudden, he just lost his mind and dropped his drawers."

Former Eagles WR Freddie Mitchell (on if he thinks Terrell Owens will play in the Super Bowl): "Come on now. You've got millions of media. Do you think T.O. is going to miss that game?"

L.A. Kings C Jeremy Roenick (during the NHL lockout, appeared on BDSSP to talk about the implications of the lockout): "Girls' volleyball is going to become more important than hockey."

Red Sox P David Wells (on the best insult he ever heard from a fan): "The best one I think I've ever head was in Oakland, 10 years ago. Some guy yelled. 'You're so fat, why don't you think about getting a beer and diet pizza.' "

Co-host John Salley: "You all saw that Allen Iverson was the All-Star game's M.V.P. up in Denver this weekend. So I guess there's a lesson in there for all you kids who are watching ... no practice makes perfect."

Salley: "Jeff Gordon won the Daytona 500 over the weekend. Now, I love NASCAR, but there's one thing I don't understand. A white guy drives 200 miles an hour, they give him a trophy. I drive 57 in a 55, and I wind up on COPS."

New England Patroits OLB Willie McGinest (on former Raider Marcus Williams, who won a lawsuit against former Raiders LB Bill Romanowski, claiming that a Romanowski punch during practice ended his career): "Marcus Williams, don't ever go to jail - you're a snitch. What happens on the field stays on the field. You've got a glass jaw. If a punch ended your career, you never really had one."

McGinest (asked to compare NFL quarterbacks): "If you want touchdowns you've got Peyton Manning. If you want to fill the seats in the stands you have Michael Vick. But if you want Super Bowls — it's Tom Brady."

Tom Arnold: "The Red Sox paid a visit to the White House yesterday, as is the custom for World Series Champs. The day ended on an ugly note when Johnny Damon was wrestled to the ground by the secret service because he resembles every person on the Al Qaeda 10 Most Wanted List."

BDSSP correspondent Pete Rose (asked what is worse: using steroids or betting on your own team to win?): "Man, I bet on my own team to win every night. I trust my players... I was wrong, I was wrong. I was wrong, but I had so much confidence in my players, I'd walk through Hell in a gasoline suit for them. That's the way I feel about my players. I put the money on the line. "

Pete Rose (voicing his disagreement with players being banned from the Hall of Fame for steroid use): "They put a new rule in two years ago. If someone took steroids the last two years, then they should be penalized….But, I don't care what someone did in 1995 or 1996. If it wasn't a rule when they didn't break it, let's go on to the next case."

Host Chris Rose (after Titans QB Steve McNair's had his 22nd surgery): "McNair could donate his body to science, but he'd probably get rejected."

Scott Boras (tipping off the BDSSP crew on what he tells his clients when they are investing money): "Just associate yourself with somebody I can sue."

Rob Dibble (on Chicago White Sox P Jose Contreras): "Contreras has four big league pitches. He doesn't know how to use any of them."

Bucks C Andrew Bogut (asked whether he'd rather have an Olympic gold medal or an NBA championship ring): "Olympic gold medal. I think there's nothing better than playing for and representing your country." Guest and then-Celtics G Gary Payton: "I'll loan you one of mine. I've got two."

Pete Rose: "It's not easy to get 3,000 hits. But hell, I got 3,000 hits left-handed."

Braves All-Star P John Smoltz (on if he's ever fallen asleep in the bullpen): "Yes. Several times."

Dibble (after hearing that Orioles 1B Rafael Palmeiro tested positive for illegal substances shortly after Palmeiro told Congress that he has never taken them): "It's just the biggest bogus lie I've ever heard. I'm physically ill about it. I've been making excuses for baseball players for a long time, saying no big-name guys have been taking steroids... but how can you defend someone who has broken the drug policy?"

Chris Rose (after Jose Canseco's claims about the prevalence of steroids in baseball were found to be true): "To me, it's amazing that Jose Canseco is going to end up being Woodward and Bernstein in this situation. He's turning baseball upside down."

MLB Hall of Famer George Brett (on BDSSP after the Palmeiro steroids test became public, discussing their 1990 race for the AL batting title): "He said 'Good luck, I hope you win.' I said, 'Raffy, how could you want me to win? You've got to want to win the batting championship.' His exact words to me were, 'Look, you're a lot older than I am. This is probably your last chance. I have a lot more opportunities to win one and I think it'd be great for you to win one.' Well Raffy, guess what? I did win and I did it fair and square. And I don't know what's going on in your career, but those power numbers are a little mysterious and I want to hear your story."

Rodney Peete (stunned at how the San Diego Chargers — who if the season ended today, would miss the playoffs by one game — handled TE Antonio Gates' holdout): "Here's my problem with the situation and why San Diego is consistently inconsistent. They didn't give him his money, but they eventually did. They put him on suspension so he's going to miss the first game of the season. It's like they are penalizing themselves for paying this guy."

Mark Cuban (explaining why he granted Mavs star Dirk Nowitzki permission to play in the European Championships): "I'm an idiot. That's the only good reason I can think of."

Howard Stern (on N.Y. Giants TE Jeremy Shockey, who went on Stern's program and said he never wanted to play with a gay teammate. The comments drew the wrath of many advocacy groups and marked the last time the Giants allowed Shockey to appear on Stern's program): "He was being honest. This is a farm boy. Out there, you make love to a chicken. They don't know from anything."

Heisman Trophy winner, USC RB Reggie Bush (telling the BDSSP guys how many points USC could have scored against UCLA if the Trojans had left their starters in the entire game:) "Honestly, I think we could have put up 100."

Tiger Woods (on the worst athlete/celebrity golfer he's ever played with: "(Charles) Barkley by far. He's not beyond help. But does he have the work ethic to get better? No. When I first played with him he was able to shoot in the 70s. But now that's nine holes, not 18."

Woods (on his dream foursome): "It wouldn't be a foursome. Just a twosome. Me and my dad. He hasn't been able to play golf in years. If I had one round to play, I wouldn't play with the great champions of the past. I would just want to play golf how I remember it — just with pop and I playing late in the evening; just having fun competing against each other."

Ron Artest (on not being named to the US Olympic basketball team): "I'm an American, I might not be a class act, but I'm an American." (1/9/06)