It's sport and sometimes you come across things you can't explain.      Harlequins boss Conor O'Shea in the aftermath of seeing his side lose 39-0 at home to Saracens Sep 13, 2014

     Danny Welbeck was here since he was nine. He plays three seasons at Manchester United ... but he doesn't have the record of Van Persie or Rooney. That is the standard but that is why we let him go.       A brutally honest Louis van Gaal puts to bed any notion that Manchester United are prepared to sell their top players to Arsenal Sep 11, 2014

     Thank a lot for the messages, I have been discharged from the hospital. Now I will have to take a couple of weeks off.      Fabrizio Zanotti uses Twitter to announce he is just fine despite being hit on the head by a wayward tee shot at the KLM Open Sep 11, 2014

     He's just a very well-spoken young man and he's always eager to improve and spend time with people      Theo Walcott is full of praise for new Arsenal team-mate Danny Welbeck's upbringing Sep 11, 2014

     They're getting into the sort of last few holes of their careers, and that's what happens       Not sure Tiger Woods of Phil Mickelson will appreciate this comparison, Rory McIlroy... Sep 10, 2014

     It was by far the worst pitch I have ever played on. I can't describe how bad, bobbly and hard the pitch was to deal with      Yep, it sure looked like you struggled against Andorra, Gareth Bale. Or should that be "two-goal hero Gareth Bale"? Sep 9, 2014

     I've been like Dracula since I've been here - sleeping all day - so I hope I am a bit fresher for the next one      Alan McManus hasn't been dealing with the jetlag too well but it didn't seem to affect him in his 5-3 win over Ronnie O'Sullivan at the Shanghai Masters Sep 9, 2014

     I felt like I was doing them a favour, that it was good for them and for me       Leaving Barcelona was right thing to do then, Cesc Fabregas Sep 8, 2014

     It's only there for money reasons and we don't think if anything is done purely for money it's the right thing      Saracens chief executive Edward Griffiths on the Aviva Premiership play-off system Sep 8, 2014

     I swear all the time. I swear in front of my wife - I never used to when I was a kid but I do now, so there you go. It's 2014. People swear - and I swear      In case you missed it, Roy Hodgson swears, everybody Sep 7, 2014

     I'm telling you they would give Usain Bolt's Jamaican 4x100m team a run for their money      Rio Ferdinand perhaps over-exaggerating a little bit when talking about Arsenal's potential new frontline of Theo Walcott, Alexis Sanchez, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Danny Welbeck Sep 7, 2014

     I hope it's big news in Japan       Erm, it probably will beKei Nishikori, who was explaining his history-making US Open semi-final win against Novak Djokovic Sep 6, 2014

     After the final, we celebrated with the fans in Berlin and that was amazing. I've never experienced goosebumps like that      Mesut Ozil says Germany's World Cup win still hasn't sunk in Sep 6, 2014

     With all due respect, if anything, I think Redknapp should have a little bit of [empathy]. He was injured more than I was      Jack Wilshere wasn't happy with Jamie Redknapp's recent criticism of him Sep 6, 2014

     I’m too frightened to tell him to come training      Leicester Tigers boss Richard Cockerill on Brad Thorn Sep 6, 2014

     I saw the [European] trophy at Melwood and I got goosebumps       Although, we can understand your point here, Alberto Moreno Sep 4, 2014

     If they didn't know me before, they will from now on thanks to my goal against Tottenham       The ever-appealing footballer's modesty, as displayed by Liverpool's Alberto Moreno Sep 4, 2014

     I’ve already told him as captain that he needs to change his name      New Wasps captain James Haskell on the possible confusion following the club signing of James Gaskell Sep 3, 2014

     Rooney looks a bit chubby. England are obviously good players, and many of them are on good form already, but we're looking forward to it      Norway defender Vegard Forren questions the England captain's fitness regime ahead of Wednesday's friendly Sep 2, 2014

     Danny Welbeck has been part of United's identity and that has been broken. What will happen in the future now, nobody knows but that thread has been broken now.      If and when it all falls apart irreparably at Manchester United, Mike Phelan knows exactly what went wrong. They sold Danny Welbeck. Sep 2, 2014

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