We didn't have enough tough matches coming up, so they gave us another one      Arsene Wenger was clearly delighted to be drawn against Spurs in the third round of the FA Cup Dec 9, 2013

     We let them off the hook and they punished us very heavily      Alastair Cook probably shouldn't be mentioning the word hook after England's woeful performance with the bat against Australia Dec 9, 2013

     It was like an unopposed team run for them      Northampton Saints flanker Tom Wood reacts to their hammering at the hands of Leinster Dec 8, 2013

     It was a bad sickness. He thinks he ate too much       David Moyes spills the beans on why Shinji Kagawa did not play in the loss to Newcastle Dec 8, 2013

     [Aguero] is the most complete player in the Premier League. Suarez is a very important striker, but I think Sergio gives more to the team      Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini joins the my-player's-better-than-your-player debate Dec 7, 2013

     I don't feel very comfortable to tell you exactly what I think about the game - I prefer to be simple and pragmatic and say that we scored one goal less than them and we lost      Good to see Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho knows how football scoring works Dec 7, 2013

     There are no excuses; it's just not good enough      Ian Bell was fairly frank in his assessment of England's first innings at Adelaide Dec 7, 2013

     I can't think of a shot he missed. It was Tiger-esque      Graeme McDowell on Tiger Woods' magical second-round 62 at Sherwood Country Club Dec 7, 2013

     You can ask, but I might not answer      Under-pressure David Moyes remained coy when quizzed whether Robin van Persie will return from injury for Manchester United against Newcastle Dec 6, 2013

     If we have a bad year, does it impact on our sponsorship that year?      Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward clearly has his priorities straight Dec 5, 2013

     I'll be honest, I don't rate you. After 30 fights you're still knocking over nobodies. When are you going to step up and fight a real contender?      Dereck Chisora was looking to bait undefeated heavyweight Deontay Wilder with an open letter Dec 5, 2013

     If you look at Messi and Ronaldo they have been out on their own for a couple of years. Luis is only 26 and I think he will make improvements to his game over the coming years      Luis Suarez can make the argument of "who is the best player in the world?" a three-way fight, according to Brendan Rodgers Dec 5, 2013

     When I arrived here, people explained I couldn't win the title as I am foreign. Everybody has their own logic       Arsene Wenger is not too happy with Match of the Day. That will be one less programme for the Arsenal boss to watch now Dec 4, 2013

     I heard before the tournament Joe Johnson was slating me. If that guy isn't the worst commentator in the world, he's in the top three      Fair to say that former player Joe Johnson is not on John Higgins' Christmas card list Dec 3, 2013

     We will hope for our best but it is like Forrest Gump and his box of chocolates. We will open it up and see what we get, then try and digest it       No guessing which film England manager Roy Hodgson has watched recently Dec 2, 2013

     We're in a position that we'd like to be in for as long as possible       Wojciech Szczesny is keeping his feet well and truly on the ground for Arsenal Dec 2, 2013

     We are all thinking there's a miracle person out there ...there isn't      Bottom of the Premiership Worcester's director of rugby Dean Ryan on why the club will not be buying in new players Dec 2, 2013

     It's a very driven agenda by somebody that doesn't honour the club, neither myself nor my players. It's their team, their passion and they don't trade it for anything else, not like Alan Sugar who trades it for money      Andre Villas-Boas launched a scathing attack on former Tottenham chairman Lord Sugar, who had called him "useless" Dec 1, 2013

     A couple of people insult my integrity, my human values, my professionalism and one of these people is sitting over here      Daily Mail journalists Martin Samuel and Neil Ashton were also in Andre Villas-Boas's crosshair Dec 1, 2013

     I won, that's what's up      The effusive Nate Diaz reacts to his win over Gray Maynard at The Ultimate Fighter Finale 18 in Las Vegas Nov 30, 2013

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