“I’ve had to spell my name all my life.”

— Wallas Hylton, who celebrated his 100th birthday on Tuesday, on the unusual spellings of both his first and last names

“I always tell our players to be relentless and play until the end. If you fight until the whistle blows, good things will happen.”

— Daniel Yow, football coach at Ledford High School, after a 42-14 victory over South Rowan last weekend

“Nobody told me no. The community came together and wanted to be a part of what we were doing.”

— Russ Roakes, a funeral director at Powles Staton Funeral Home in Rockwell, who with co-workers Will Staton and Matt Staton solicited military memorabilia from the families of local veterans to be donated or loaned for display in the new Rowan County Veterans Honor Guard Military Museum located at the funeral home

“We must share God’s land and be good stewards of his creation. Justice matters to God, and it should matter to us.”

— the Rev. Munther Isaac, pastor of Christmas Lutheran Church in Bethlehem, speaking about life in the West Bank during an appearance last Sunday at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Salisbury as the two congregations entered into a covenant for mutual prayer and people-to-people connections

“Our defense spent way too much time on the field. But they held up. They didn’t break much.”

— Ben Hampton, football coach at North Rowan High School, which came from behind for a 20-16 win over East Rowan last weekend

“Walking a distance is not a negative thing.”

— Lisa Pope, who downplayed the urgency of providing more parking downtown during a stakeholders meeting Tuesday night on strategies to revitalize the center city