He would probably cost more than the Mona Lisa but if I could get him for £7m I would be interested.      Martin Jol would have no qualms about signing Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli Dec 14, 2012

     This is difficult. But if I can't be a Lions coach, or not this time around anyway, I'll be a supporter      Wales assistant coach Shaun Edwards reflects on missing out on a role alongside British & Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland for the 2013 tour to Australia Dec 13, 2012

     Training with the team today! I hope I remember everyone's name.      Benoit Assou-Ekotto reveals that keeping up with his Tottenham team-mates is not high on his priority list when he's injured Dec 13, 2012

     I like cooking, gardening, reading, decorating the house, putting up the Christmas tree and running.       Kim Clijsters loves to take down her Christmas tree just to put it back up again Dec 13, 2012

     Don't listen to the people cheering at you because when they get in your head, you're screwed.      John Dodson hates to be cheered during fights. Dec 13, 2012

     Just yesterday I got home and told my wife: 'Hey, baby, one more fight,' and she said, 'no, you left off [saying] you were going to retire.'       Juan Manuel Marquez may be the toast of Mexico at the moment but there's no doubt who rules the roost at home Dec 13, 2012

     I’m a dad now, so I guess I’ve got to start dancing like a dad.      Bradford keeper Matt Duke expands on his lack of swagger during the club's celebrations following the win over Arsenal in the Capital One Cup Dec 12, 2012

     I've tried to talk with the civil guard to have him arrested.      Cordoba president Carlos Gonzalez claims he has discovered the only way to stop Lionel Messi Dec 10, 2012

     Ask me a sensible question and don't talk stupid.       This was just one soundbyte from Paddy Crerand who turned on a reporter for asking whether Rio Ferdinand had stoked the flames at the Manchester derby by celebrating in front of City's fans Dec 10, 2012

     With the economic crisis around the world everybody is under pressure.      Rafa Benitez should probably speak to his boss, Roman Abramovich a bit more often Dec 10, 2012

     Love the banter between fans but there is a point when it goes too far...calm it!      Rio Ferdinand reacted after a fan entered the pitch to try and confront him Dec 9, 2012

     I am going to treat that with the contempt it deserves.      Crystal Palace boss Ian Holloway scoffs at talk of Wilfried Zaha moving to Arsenal in January Dec 7, 2012

     If we got that number of penalty kicks there would be an enquiry in the House of Commons.      Ahead of the derby, king of the mind games Sir Alex Ferguson puts the spotlight on the amount of penalties Manchester City have been awarded Dec 7, 2012

     It's cool you beat my old punching bags at AKA but I think you need to fight me next.      Jake Shields feels the need to trash talk Johny Hendricks' record, which is far more impressive than his own Dec 7, 2012

     The vultures have been circling for months, picking off Welsh players like pieces of meat      Welsh Rugby Union boss Roger Lewis hits out at the Top 14 clubs circling the region's players Dec 7, 2012

     Before deciding to move to bobsleigh, I watched a documentary called 'Cool Runnings'. It was almost autobiographical.       Former sprinter Craig Pickering explains his decision to move to bobsleigh Dec 7, 2012

     When I hit his head I realised it was a hard head.      David Price says the nicest things about his recent victory over Matt Skelton Dec 6, 2012

     Balotelli costs as much as the Mona Lisa.      Mario Balotelli's agent Mino Raiola doubts any Serie A side could afford to buy the Italy striker Dec 6, 2012

     It was an absolute disaster, I can't believe we made it. We had to hire a private jet.      Hiring a private jet does not sound like our idea of a disaster, but it was a rush for Ryan Haller to arrive for his tee time at the Australian Open. Dec 6, 2012

     The way the match started I couldn't have played any worse, I was expecting the light to go off as if we were playing in the social club.      It's fair to say Mark Selby was not at his best early on against Ryan Day in their match at the UK Championship Dec 5, 2012

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