I wanted to serve but I thought, 'If I frame this it's going to look so bad!'      Rory McIlroy sheds light on the emotional dramas he went through whilst playing Maria Sharapova in an exhibition tennis match Mar 7, 2012

     I'll be really pleased to see Tottenham in the Europa League next season.      Wojciech Szczesny states his dream for Arsenal and Chelsea to ruin Tottenham's season Mar 7, 2012

     You have to respect the players but also know how to manage them - it's the same with my wife. It's not what you ask her but when you ask her that's important.      Avram Grant claims football management is like a succesful marriage Mar 6, 2012

     I'm trying to build my career, not destroy it.      Swansea manager Brendan Rodgers dismisses speculation linking him with Chelsea Mar 6, 2012

     I don't want his head to become too big, so, no.      Caroline Wozniacki reveals why she didn't send boyfriend Rory McIlroy flowers following his ascent to world No. 1 Mar 6, 2012

     Richie banged his head so we shouldn’t see too much difference on him.      Bradley Wiggins had little sympathy for his Sky team-mate Richie Porte who took a tumble during the second stage of the Paris-Nice Mar 5, 2012

     Bet is I will try to get to 205 if I can add 100,000 to Facebook.com/RoyNelsonUFC in two weeks.      Roy Nelson says he will drop to light-heavyweight if he can get 100,000 Facebook likes in two weeks Mar 5, 2012

     He’s upset, I’m upset. I hope he comes in for a glass of wine, but I’m told he’s gone so it looks like I’m drinking on my own.      Newcastle manager Alan Pardew's offer of a post-game drink to his Sunderland counterpart Martin O'Neill went untouched following a testy Tyne and Wear derby Mar 5, 2012

     They'll go for some Johnny-come-lately.      Gary Neville tears his hair out at Chelsea's managerial appointment policy following the sacking of Andre Villas-Boas Mar 5, 2012

     We've been in two close ones now and one's gone against us and the other feels like kissing your sister!      Ireland coach Declan Kidney reflects on his side's mixed Six Nations fortunes Mar 4, 2012

     Maybe I will play with six strikers as we have to score goals.      Arsene Wenger is planning something radical as Arsenal seek to overturn a 4-0 deficit against AC Milan Mar 4, 2012

     He is never in a tizzy - unlike myself.      Sir Alex Ferguson admits Harry Redknapp is a calmer man than he is Mar 3, 2012

     It's a smaller target to hit, so you have to be precise, like surgery.      Wladimir Klitschko accepts accuracy will be key when he fights Jean-Marc Mormeck Mar 2, 2012

     The nationality is not to me the most important thing      RFU chief executive Ian Ritchie is happy to cast the net far and wide in the search for England's new coach Mar 2, 2012

     Journey a nightmare. People are ignorant. Place stinks.      Mark Allen's views on his trip to the Haikou World Open are unlikely to win him many friends in China Mar 1, 2012

     I broke 12 world records and won two Olympic titles and would no more have taken any supplement than jumped off Beachy Head.       Lord Coe emphasises how strongly he feels about athletes taking performance enhancing drugs Mar 1, 2012

     What do you say when a 14-year-old boy who's just lost his dad speaks like that to a bunch of professional footballers? That's bravery, isn't it?      Wales boss Chris Coleman pays tribute to Gary Speed's son Ed, who addressed the Wales squad after the memorial match in his father's honour Mar 1, 2012

     Just by speaking to Pacquiao on the phone, he's not one of the sharpest knives in the drawer.      Floyd Mayweather Jnr laughs at Manny Pacquiao's demands for a 50-50 split of the money in their potential bout Feb 29, 2012

     When I get married I want Mario Balotelli as my best man.      Manchester City fan Ricky Hatton is playing with fire(works?) if he wants Mario Balotelli organising the stag do Feb 29, 2012

     If I was him, I wouldn't want to fight me either.      Anthony Pettis tries some mind games in order to lure UFC lighweight champion Ben Henderson into a rematch Feb 28, 2012

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