The sporting year in quotes
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December 30, 2010, Thursday
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AS another year goes by, we reproduce below some of the year's best quotes from the world of sports.
Tennis
"I can cry like Roger, it's just a shame I can't play like him." - Andy Murray of Britain after losing to Roger Federer of Switzerland in the men's singles final match at the Australian Open in Melbourne.
Cricket
"These players have let us and the country down. We are already facing so many problems because of the floods and terrorism and they took away our one source of happiness." - A Pakistani cricket fan after spot-fixing allegations against Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir emerged in August.
"It's just another number but it's nice." - Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar after rounding off a record-breaking year by becoming the first man to score 50 test centuries.
Soccer
"It was an unstoppable hug. More than words it was the hug. It was an incredible wedding between us. He (Inter Milan chairman Massimo Moratti) wanted me a few years ago when I was at Chelsea. He tried again and I went and maybe he had a feeling I could give him his dream." - Jose Mourinho after completing a treble with Inter Milan by winning the Champions League.
"To be denying rumors ever day is tough. Boca is like making love with the window open, you don't have any intimacy." - Outgoing Boca Juniors coach Claudio Borghi.
"We were machine-gunned, like dogs. There was blood pouring down the bus." - Togo striker Thomas Dossevi after three people died when separatist rebels in Angola attacked the team bus in January, before the start of the African Nations Cup.
World Cup
"They don't want to train, it's a scandal. I'm resigning, I'm leaving the Federation. I have nothing more to do here. I'm going back to Paris." - France team director and French Federation managing director Jean-Louis Valentin who kept his word after the players boycotted training over the Anelka affair.
"This is not the normal way we deal with our sea creatures. But Paul was one of the most extraordinary animals we ever had. It seems appropriate to build a monument for him because he achieved such fame during his lifetime." - The Oberhausen Sea Life Centre pay tribute to Paul the 'Psychic' Octopus who hit the headlines with his accurate World Cup score predictions.
Formula One
"Not bad for a No. 2 (driver)." - Australian Mark Webber after winning the British Grand Prix having been forced to hand over his car's new front wing to Red Bull teammate Sebastian Vettel the day before.
"If Michael wants to go to heaven - In the event that he is going to heaven - then I don't really care. But I don't want to go before him." - Brazilian Rubens Barrichello reacting angrily after former Ferrari teammate Michael Schumacher tried to drive him off the track at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Rugby
"We can't explain how we collapsed mentally and physically, individually and collectively in the last 30 minutes of the game. I think it's just impossible to explain the inexplicable." - Shellshocked France coach Marc Lievremont after a 16-59 hammering by Australia.
Cycling
"It's a case of food poisoning, in which I am the victim. Whether people believe me or not, I know I can hold my head high and I'm not going to hide." - Three-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador on his provisional suspension after a positive doping test.
Athletics
"It was crazy. It was like I didn't even exist until I beat the world record holder." - Former world double sprint champion Tyson Gay, the world's second fastest man, on public reaction to his 100 meters victory over Usain Bolt.
Tennis
"I can cry like Roger, it's just a shame I can't play like him." - Andy Murray of Britain after losing to Roger Federer of Switzerland in the men's singles final match at the Australian Open in Melbourne.
Cricket
"These players have let us and the country down. We are already facing so many problems because of the floods and terrorism and they took away our one source of happiness." - A Pakistani cricket fan after spot-fixing allegations against Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir emerged in August.
"It's just another number but it's nice." - Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar after rounding off a record-breaking year by becoming the first man to score 50 test centuries.
Soccer
"It was an unstoppable hug. More than words it was the hug. It was an incredible wedding between us. He (Inter Milan chairman Massimo Moratti) wanted me a few years ago when I was at Chelsea. He tried again and I went and maybe he had a feeling I could give him his dream." - Jose Mourinho after completing a treble with Inter Milan by winning the Champions League.
"To be denying rumors ever day is tough. Boca is like making love with the window open, you don't have any intimacy." - Outgoing Boca Juniors coach Claudio Borghi.
"We were machine-gunned, like dogs. There was blood pouring down the bus." - Togo striker Thomas Dossevi after three people died when separatist rebels in Angola attacked the team bus in January, before the start of the African Nations Cup.
World Cup
"They don't want to train, it's a scandal. I'm resigning, I'm leaving the Federation. I have nothing more to do here. I'm going back to Paris." - France team director and French Federation managing director Jean-Louis Valentin who kept his word after the players boycotted training over the Anelka affair.
"This is not the normal way we deal with our sea creatures. But Paul was one of the most extraordinary animals we ever had. It seems appropriate to build a monument for him because he achieved such fame during his lifetime." - The Oberhausen Sea Life Centre pay tribute to Paul the 'Psychic' Octopus who hit the headlines with his accurate World Cup score predictions.
Formula One
"Not bad for a No. 2 (driver)." - Australian Mark Webber after winning the British Grand Prix having been forced to hand over his car's new front wing to Red Bull teammate Sebastian Vettel the day before.
"If Michael wants to go to heaven - In the event that he is going to heaven - then I don't really care. But I don't want to go before him." - Brazilian Rubens Barrichello reacting angrily after former Ferrari teammate Michael Schumacher tried to drive him off the track at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Rugby
"We can't explain how we collapsed mentally and physically, individually and collectively in the last 30 minutes of the game. I think it's just impossible to explain the inexplicable." - Shellshocked France coach Marc Lievremont after a 16-59 hammering by Australia.
Cycling
"It's a case of food poisoning, in which I am the victim. Whether people believe me or not, I know I can hold my head high and I'm not going to hide." - Three-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador on his provisional suspension after a positive doping test.
Athletics
"It was crazy. It was like I didn't even exist until I beat the world record holder." - Former world double sprint champion Tyson Gay, the world's second fastest man, on public reaction to his 100 meters victory over Usain Bolt.
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