Publish it.
-- Uruguay President José Mujica to reporters after unleashing an expletive-laced tirade against FIFA for banning striker Luis Suárez.
My name is Lou Vincent and I am a cheat.
-- New Zealand cricketer Lou Vincent, who admitted to fixing matches.
I know we have a broadcaster that pays us a lot of money but the network would also prefer to have a product with full stadiums.
-- NRL Canterbury CEO Raelene Castle on Channel Nine moving four games to Thursday
nights.
Sport is about the show, it's about the entertainment.
-- New South Wales fullback Jarryd Hayne, calling for the NRL to follow the NFL's model for promoting players and sponsorships.
This is a leap of faith for adidas.
-- Synergy Sponsorship CEO Tim Crow, on the German company's $1.3B deal with Manchester United.
I wouldn’t want to pay what it is worth. Not that it is not worth it, but it would be a lot of money.
-- Bernie Ecclestone, denying reports that he was preparing to mount a takeover of F1.
Sport must go places even if it is painful.
-- German FIFA Exec Committee member Theo Zwanziger, arguing against pulling the 2018 World Cup from Russia over the Ukrainian conflict.
We believe that it is right that businesses that make money from sport should contribute to sport.
-- Labour MP Clive Efford, on the party's proposal to attach a multimillion-pound levy on the sports betting business.
I told them that if you play for Leeds, you live in Leeds. Otherwise, I will fire you.
-- Leeds United Owner Massimo Cellino, on changing the culture at the club since taking over.
If Botafogo was a corporate firm it would be bust.
-- Business strategist Amir Somoggi, on the Brasileiro club's financial issues that forced Brazilian authorities to freeze its accounts.
I firmly believe that the people at the top of our game do not spend enough time listening to the people whose views matter the most -- the supporters.
-- Salford Red Devils Chair Marwan Koukash, on establishing a fan board to help run the Super League rugby club.
I know it sounds as if we're killjoys but we have to protect our intellectual property.
-- EPL Communications Dir Dan Johnson, on the league warning fans about posting game videos online.
The girls are professional, apart from the fact they don't get paid.
-- England Women's Rugby head coach Gary Street, calling for the World Cup winners to become full-fledged professionals.
I'd like to think this appointment has nothing to do with gender and all to do with capability.
-- Stirling University football coach Shelley Kerr, after being named the first woman manager in Scottish senior football.
It will finish up turning into gridiron when you get those flags thrown in all the time because there's been an infringement somewhere.
-- Wests Tigers coach Mick Potter, on the National Rugby League proposal to add a third referee to matches.
If Scotland became independent, then I imagine I would be playing for Scotland.
-- Andy Murray, breaking his silence on the Scottish independence vote.
At a certain speed, you hear just the wind.
-- Virgin Racing driver Jaime Alguersuari, on driving one of Formula E's nearly silent electric race cars.
It is no longer a silent cancer. It is widespread and very evident that this is a deadly cancer for sport.
-- Int'l Centre for Sport Security CEO Emanuel Medeiros, on the prevalence of match-fixing in football.
If I was allowed to do one thing in the game, I'd rip the rule book up and I'd write another one and just put in the rules that are necessary.
-- All Blacks coach Steven Hansen, calling on rugby to standardize and simplify its rules.
From a TV standpoint, it was the best thing that could have happened to Formula E.
-- Formula E CEO Alejandro Agag, on Nick Heidfeld's "spectacular" crash on the last turn of the circuit's inaugural race in Beijing.
Here, take this.
-- Li Na, offering a tissue to a Chinese journalist who started crying during the press conference to announce her retirement.
If people have nothing to fear they should not worry about things becoming public knowledge.
-- FIFA VP Jim Boyce, calling on FIFA to release Michael Garcia's report on his corruption investigation.
Some of the best drivers in the world are women.
-- British bobsleigh pilot Will Golder, supporting the sport's rule change to allow mixed-gender teams to race in international competitions.
