They Said It

?Larry Brown, Washington Redskin back, on whether he thinks while he runs: "If you think too much, you'll go nowhere. I just try to decrease the situations that are detrimental to my health."

? Al McGuire, Marquette basketball coach, on his awareness of where pro scouts and general managers sit during his team's games: "I don't like Wayne Embry [general manager of the Milwaukee Bucks] that close to the court. It gives our players peripheral vision."

? Jack Marin, Houston Rocket forward, after his team played five road games in seven days: "This trip must have been planned by the Marquis de Sade Travel Agency."

? Greg Pruitt, nosed out by Johnny Rodgers for Heisman Trophy, after being named Most Valuable Player in the Hula Bowl: "I knew I'd win some more awards."