RAMS GO FOR GOLD : NOTABLES

The happiness . . . it’s like going to a wedding. The sadness . . . it’s like going to a funeral. I just felt like this is where I have to be--this is home.

GEORGIA FRONTIERE, Ram owner

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There are still some hurdles that we have to cross . . . There’s always concern until things are done. I guess it’s because I’m a Missourian, but you still have to show me.”

STAN KROENKE, New Ram minority owner

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Ram fans should not lose hope. St. Louis can celebrate from here until doomsday. . . . But the reality is that we only need the votes of eight owners.

LEIGH STEINBERG, Player agent and Save the Rams co-chairman

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It’s time for Orange County to wake up. If they don’t, the only team left in Anaheim may be a hockey club. Believe me, this is a devastating day for Orange County. People forget how important a sports franchise is to a community. It’s going to cost Orange County mega-million dollars, no matter how lousy they were on the field. And it will cost much more to ever get a team back. It’s an absolute travesty.

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Pro sports play a large role in whether you’re perceived as an exciting, fun town or a boring town. But we’re on a roll, this town is on a roll, and it’s going to stay on a roll.

GEORGE (BUZZ) WESTFALL, St. Louis County executive

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Don’t count us out. Just like the bankruptcy, the loss of the Rams is a temporary setback.

WILLIAM STEINER, Orange County Supervisor

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My guess is that they feel that they have enough votes. And, to me, it sounds like a good deal. If they’re successful, the whole league benefits.

RANKIN SMITH SR., Atlanta Falcon owner on the prospect of NFL ownership approval

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I still have to be convinced that this is the right way to go. I don’t think that it’s a sure thing at this point.

ROGER HEADRICK, Minnesota Viking CEO on the same subject