NBC Sports and Olympics chairman Dick Ebersol, on MSNBC:

Tim was the only person who ever called himself for the tickets. They were always for Tim and Luke and they were always the most appreciative of anybody who ever took the stuff. So when everybody wonders why this big outpouring, how many people really knew what kind of human being he was? His feet never left the ground. His faith in everything — his son, his teams, his wife, his church, was just so unique.