They Said It

?Leonard Gray, Seattle SuperSonic rookie, evaluating the talents of 7-foot fellow rookie Tom Burleson: "Well, when everybody else is tired, he's still going to be tall."

? Ken Aspromonte, Cleveland Indian manager, giving his phone number to Baltimore newsmen: "Don't call me if I'm fired. Let me hear about it on the radio or get it from a newspaper."

? Lefty Driesell, University of Maryland basketball coach, after the Terps had returned from winning the Eighth Intercontinental Cup Games in Mexico City: "I liked the officials. They couldn't understand a word I was saying."