They Said It

? Harold Katz, Philadelphia 76ers owner, on meeting President Reagan during a visit by the defense-minded NBA champions to the White House: "They tell me you're very strong on defense, so maybe you'd fit in with our team."

?Skip Caray, Atlanta sportscaster, explaining his negative attitude toward both horse racing and dog racing: "It's always been my philosophy that any sport where you can't interview the winner is not for me."

?John Robertson, The Toronto Sun baseball writer, on the straight-arrow image of the Blue Jays: "This is the cleanest-cut bunch of ballplayers I've ever seen, even in Little League."