NOTABLE QUOTABLES

“I don’t take anything for granted so it could easily happen to any of us.”

? Jennifer Blanchfield, a Newport Beach resident who is putting together a donation package for Ashly Spector and John Hart; the couple and their 1-year-old son, Brandon, lost their home in a trailer fire earlier this month.

“I think it’s fantastic that they have this event on Father’s Day weekend. It’s great just to hang out and spend time with my dad. But it’s even better to spend time together competing. My dad was my coach from Day One. When we first started playing together, I remember marveling at how he could run down shots.”

? Scott Davis of Corona del Mar, who, along with his father, Gordon, won the super seniors division of the 12th annual United States Tennis Assn.’s national father and son hard-court doubles championships at the Newport Beach Tennis Club on Father’s Day

“I told Bill [Ficker] when I talked to him ? it would only happen over my dead body. We’ve been working on a park for more than 15 years, since it was dedicated as open space.”

? Jan Vandersloot, a Newport Beach resident and environmental activist, on a plan to build a new city hall on land above the Central Library that is set to become a park

“I don’t want it to be my project. I want it to be the people’s project. I feel if this plan is exposed, there will be a lot of people responding positively.”

? Bill Ficker, a Newport Beach architect and former citizen of the year, who has proposed the city hall plan Vandersloot is against

“Everybody is very nice. It’s almost weird being around so many nice people. California is a lot different than what I thought. All I had experienced of California was Oakland. That’s not what California is like.”

? Kevin McMahan, the last choice in this year’s NFL draft and thus the recipient of the Mr. Irrelevant title, during the event’s Arrival Party on Monday