If a contract had been put in front of me in pre-season I would have signed it       In hindsight, Liverpool probably should have offered Steven Gerrard a new contract last summer ... Jan 6, 2015

     I don't know what's wrong with me, I'm so tired       Serena Williams perhaps needed another on-court coffee during her heavy Hopman Cup defeat to Eugenie Bouchard Jan 6, 2015

     44.5 degrees here in Perth today... sounds hot but I'm used to it, having grown up in Dunblane where January conditions are very similar      Andy Murray makes light of the scorching Perth temperatures as he prepares for the Australian Open Jan 5, 2015

     We don't want to meet our players in 20 or 25 years' time, to find them suffering from dementia      Saracens CEO Ed Griffiths on why they have brought in new technology which monitors impact forces Jan 5, 2015

     I had him by the b******s but I just didn't squeeze      Phil Taylor gives a rather frank assessment of his PDC World Championship final defeat to Gary Anderson Jan 5, 2015

     I thought there would be a feel-out period in the first round, with all the s**t they had talked      UFC president Dana White sums up the Jon Jones-Daniel Comier feud as only he can Jan 3, 2015

     I wish I'd met Brendan when I was 24 because I think I'd be sitting here talking about a lot of titles that we'd won together      Steven Gerrard admitted regret over crossing paths with Brendan Rodgers so late in his career Jan 3, 2015

     This has been the toughest decision of my life and one which both me and my family have agonised over for a good deal of time      Steven Gerrard calls time on his Liverpool career after a 26-year association with the club Jan 2, 2015

     I'm a zombie      Toulon centre Mathieu Bastareaud has been unimpressed with his form Dec 29, 2014

     I was actually eating a pie at the time      Newcastle assistant manager John Carver was as shocked as anyone when Alan Pardew ducked out of his post-match media responsibilities Dec 28, 2014

     The second half was not football anymore - it was a struggle for life      Louis van Gaal goes a bit melodramatic after Manchester United draw at Tottenham Dec 28, 2014

     The president's not going to yell at me. If David Moyes or Ferguson yells at you, it's the worst thing in the world.      Tim Howard compares getting a call from US president Barack Obama with the fear of entering the Old Trafford changing room as a Manchester United player Dec 28, 2014

     It is just Germany who has the longest winter break in Europe, among the big countries. And by coincidence, they always do well in tournaments because they have refreshed players      There's a hint of sarcasm in Arsene Wenger's assessment of the Premier League's fixation with Christmas Dec 26, 2014

     I have always loved that club - I still love that club      Newcastle midfielder Moussa Sissoko talks about ... Arsenal Dec 22, 2014

     For their goal, we had plenty of defenders on the pitch - it's disappointing that we didn't even jump      Arsenal defenders - don't expect a Christmas card from Arsene Wenger after conceding a 97th-minute equaliser at Liverpool Dec 21, 2014

     I feel ashamed at not being able to satisfy them       Tottenham striker Roberto Soldado goes a bit Carry On ... Dec 20, 2014

     I am gutted to be left out of the World Cup squad and it is likely to take me a while to get over the disappointment       England's Alastair Cook responds after being dropped as ODI captain and World Cup squad Dec 20, 2014

     They are all used to a break, but in England there is no stop in the winter. Many of them suffer       Arsene Wenger paints a gloomy picture of England to Arsenal's foreign players Dec 19, 2014

     Two beautiful words that I've been waiting for - 'ALL CLEAR' - I can now concentrate on getting my life and career back      Great news from the snooker world this week as Ali Carter revealed he had been given the all clear from cancer - for the second time in two years Dec 19, 2014

     I'm not a poker player. Mourad played and won      Racing Metro president Jacky Lorenzetti on the opportunity he had to sign Jonny Wilkinson. Instead Mourad Boudjellal took him to Toulon Dec 19, 2014

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