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'He's got Maria Sharapova for a girlfriend - what more can you ask?'

In the latest edition of ESPN's Week in Words, Carl Froch is ready to retire, Novak Djokovic thinks it's alright being Grigor Dimitrov and Graeme Swann has an embarrassing car crash ...

"If you want to challenge for the Premier League you have to be a bit more realistic than we were today"
Arsene Wenger writes off Arsenal's title challenge in November after they slumped to defeat at Swansea

"Am I ready to retire? Yes - damn right I'm ready to retire. I've reached the pinnacle, I've done what I said I was going to do"
Vegas fight or no Vegas fight, Carl Froch insists he is a happy man

"I don't know if I'll be able to watch tonight. I've got kids, I've got friends and family. It's usually the time where I put everyone to bed"
Roger Federer said he was likely to be occupied during Andy Murray's match against Milos Raonic

"He's got a lot of talent. He's good‑looking. He speaks good English. He has Maria Sharapova for a girlfriend. What more can you ask for?"
Grigor Dimitrov has it all, according to Novak Djokovic

"I just hope he goes out, plays well and puts two fingers up to the section of the crowd that may have been booing him last week"
Wales coach Warren Gatland on Rhys Priestland after his less than appreciative welcome to the Millennium Stadium turf last week

"Me, personally, again with nothing against London, I enjoy this tournament very much, and as I say it's a success, but it should be moved more often"
World No.1 Novak Djokovic wants to see the show that is the World Tour Finals on the road in future

"I think it's quite hard to damage the image of FIFA"
FA chairman Greg Dyke responds to accusations that England damaged FIFA's integrity

"Whoever is in charge at Manchester United, it is quite a long job to do things. Nine months would never be enough time for any manager"
Real Sociedad's new leader David Moyes says he could have turned things around at Manchester United ... with a little more time

"If you boo Rhys Priestland, you boo myself, you boo Warren Gatland, you boo Leigh Halfpenny, you boo the Welsh jersey"
Wales' Shaun Edwards on the treatment Rhys Priestland received

"Young kids will see the Rolex brand, but are they going to go and buy one? They can't afford it. Or our other sponsor, UBS - these kids don't care about banking"
Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone prefers a more mature type of fan following the sport

"I was just starting to grow in confidence in the morning, when we hit a rut and the car went into the slowest of slow-motion rolls you've ever seen - it was just embarrassing"
Graeme Swann reflects after rolling his car during the opening stage of the Wales Rally GB

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