• The week in words

The week in words

Dirk Kuyt should have stopped at a roar of approval when promoting Liverpool Football Club © Getty Images

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As another week in the world of sport passes by, we take a look at some of the most memorable quotes from the past seven days. Put the Sunday roast to one side and feast your eyes on these gems. This week Dirk Kuyt stars in a new advert, a tennis player plans to open a bagel shop and Andrew Strauss gets emotional over cereal...

"I feel like I've been the elder statesman ever since Andre Agassi retired, in all honesty."
In all honesty, Andy Roddick's attempts at modesty are pitiful

"Six months ago I was playing in a World Cup final and last week I was beaten by Blackpool."
Dirk Kuyt's advertisement for Liverpool Football Club may need tweaking

"To lose two tournaments in a row 6-0 6-1, 6-0 6-0, it's really to scratch the head and to think what the hell am I doing?"
For us, the answer is simple - Dinara Safina should stop prolonging the inevitable and just open up a bagel shop

"Our supporters and the club as a whole have every right to feel massively let down.
Steve Bruce does his best to make Darren Bent feel as bad as possible about leaving Sunderland

"She had to make out with one of them...we are really excited about that."
Roddick is warming to the idea of his wife Brooklyn Decker making the most of her latest movie role

"People call it Armageddon but I think it's worse than that when innocent people lose their jobs and players get sacked."
Terry Butcher's plot for a new film is unlikely to attract many A-list actors

"There's no point us crying into our cornflakes tomorrow morning."
Perhaps Andrew Strauss and the England team would fare better if they opted for something sweeter. Frosties anyone?

"It just does not smell right to me."
Lord Sebastian Coe doesn't agree with the ingredients in Tottenham's bid to take over the Olympic Stadium

"Running tracks and football grounds sit together about as well as putting a swimming pool on Centre Court."
Is it any wonder Harry Redknapp failed to make it as an architect?

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