They are men. I'm a manager, not a babysitter      Tottenham manager Tim Sherwood refuses to back down in his criticism of his players Mar 12, 2014

     I can imagine on June 7th that he’s going to ask for rose petals, otherwise he won’t walk into the ring      Sergio Martinez was clearly less than pleased at Miguel Cotto's demands on being in the champion's corner for their fight despite being the challenger Mar 12, 2014

     It is desolate, desolate      Scotland prop Geoff Cross on their loss to France Mar 10, 2014

     I’m ignoring Mr Idiot Boy and all his rubbish      Carl Froch may find it difficult not to listen to what George Groves has to say Mar 10, 2014

     There were some things which were true, some things which were false       Olivier Giroud insists it is time to move on from his incident with an underwear model Mar 10, 2014

     Some newspapers do great with photoshop. Now they don't need photoshop. They have the real pic.       Jose Mourinho sees the funny side after Samuel Eto'o celebrates his goal against Tottenham pretending to be an old man Mar 9, 2014

     Everyone at the club talks about top four. Wake up      Should be an interesting meeting next time between Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy and manager Tim Sherwood Mar 8, 2014

     When my generation watched rugby it was Jonah Lomu. For an entire generation Brian is Jonah Lomu.      Ireland's Jamie Heaslip pays tribute to Brian O'Driscoll Mar 8, 2014

     I’d just like to challenge the people asking those questions a little more. Maybe in a more articulate way than two years ago, when I called them all w******      It seems Sir Bradley Wiggins is still critical of those who questioned whether he was riding clean during his 2012 Tour de France win Mar 7, 2014

     I would drop down to the ground and crawl over to him as fast as I can. He'd have to run away and I'd be skittering after him, just too low for him to hit me and tackle him down. I spend a lot of time there, I doubt that he does      UFC women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey on the tactics she would employ in a hypothetical MMA bout against Floyd Mayweather Jr Mar 7, 2014

     Brian, almost single-handedly, has changed the face of Irish rugby      Paul O'Connell on record-breaker Brian O'Driscoll Mar 7, 2014

     It was an honest challenge      Roy Hodgson sticks up for Daniel Agger after his challenge ruled Jack Wilshere out for six weeks Mar 7, 2014

     I do not look to beat records. This happens naturally       Cristiano Ronaldo on becoming Portugal's all-time leading goalscorer. We believe him Mar 6, 2014

     Messi does not need to win the World Cup to be the best player in the world - we should not confuse being fat with a swollen belly      Slightly biased perhaps, Diego Maradona? Mar 5, 2014

     We're playing against a team that hate you and want to beat you up or beat you in the game      England wing Jack Nowell described the emotion Wales feel towards them Mar 5, 2014

     But once I got to around 60 or 70, the balls were perfect so I went for it       Ronnie O'Sullivan after his 147 sealed him the Welsh Open crown Mar 3, 2014

     We have been crap all season and we are third, Bath have been brilliant all season and they are third, too      Leicester Tigers boss Richard Cockerill on his team's performances Mar 3, 2014

     You’ve got a nine-stone soaking wet 10 and an 18-stone flanker and to talk about him being in flight when he takes him out in a poor decision      Worcester coach Dean Ryan is unhappy with referee Wayne Barnes after a key call as his side went down 21-20 to Harlequins Mar 2, 2014

     I really like the way he talks to me and made me feel important again. And after that I go out on the pitch and try everything because he trusts you      After revealing that Manuel Pellegrini has made him feel wanted at Manchester City again, Samir Nasri clearly just wanted to be loved by Roberto Mancini Mar 1, 2014

     Whilst England are considered to disappoint at major tournaments, further embarrassment could be avoided       This is the statement given in a petition to ban Tom Cleverley from playing at the World Cup for England. How must he feel? Mar 1, 2014

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