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Words To Live By: Quotes Of The Year, Part Four

That's the legacy I want to leave. I want us to win a premiership and I want that built.
-- South Sydney CEO Shane Richardson, on the Rabbitohs winning Sunday's NRL grand final and breaking ground on a $17M headquarters.

No plans to change that decision. I can't answer if that is fair, but that is the way it is going to be.
-- FIFA Deputy Dir Tatjana Haenni, on FIFA's decision to play the Women's World Cup on artificial turf pitches.

The Olympics are still a beautiful event, but those who own it have rotted to their roots.
-- Norwegian newspaper VG commentator Frithjob Jacobsen, on the IOC after Oslo withdrew its bid to host the 2022 Winter Games.

I’m quite demanding. I’ve been known to bark a bit.
-- Stirling University Manager Shelley Kerr, who became the first woman to manage a men's team in the 141-year history of the Scottish Cup.

Well, they’re all crazy.
-- Haas F1 Owner Gene Haas on whether the F1 community thinks he is crazy for wanting to base his team in the U.S.

I have to say it is an absolute insult to people in football.
-- Blackpool Chair Karl Oyston, on the Premier League introducing the "Rooney rule" to increase the number of minority coaches.

Publishing the report in full would actually put the FIFA ethics committee and FIFA itself in a very difficult situation legally.
-- FIFA Ethics Committee Chair Hans-Joachim Eckert on why the Garcia report won't be made public.

I don’t want to stand by when our next generation cheers on a convicted rapist as a hero.
-- TV presenter Charlie Webster, calling on Sheffield United not to re-sign Ched Evans, who was just released from prison after serving time for rape.

He has a young family so there's more to it than losing a footballer -- someone's lost a dad.
-- South Africa midfielder Dean Furman, after team captain Senzo Meyiwa was killed by burglars.

It was a season that, quite simply, we didn't want to end.
-- Everton Chair Bill Kenwright, reporting record profits in the wake of the club's best Premier League finish ever.

We’ve got to go fishing where the fish are.
-- A-League side Central Coast Mariners Owner Mike Charlesworth, on making a deal with development academy Northbridge in the heart of rival Sydney FC's "territory."

I want three races in the United States. That's my proposal, because the American market is fundamental to generate revenues, to attract sponsors, so that's my proposal.
-- Ferrari F1 Team Principal Marco Mattiacci, on trying to raise revenue for the circuit's smaller teams.

God help the country that will host the World Cup after us.
-- Qatar Sports Minister Salah bin Ghanem bin Nasser al-Ali, predicting the 2022 World Cup will set a benchmark of excellence that will be "almost impossible to beat."

This is FIFA investigating itself and not surprisingly returning a verdict of not guilty.
-- U.K. Conservative MP Damian Collins, after FIFA released its disputed summary of Michael Garcia's corruption report.

You don't see Man United helping QPR.
-- Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner, saying that F1's front runners are not obligated to help the smaller teams.

It sounds drastic but frankly this has gone on for years now, it’s not improving, it’s going from bad to worse to worse.
-- Former FA Chair David Bernstein, calling for Europe's "heavyweights" to boycott the World Cup to force change at FIFA.

When Europe says 'we will not play' then that changes everything.
-- German Football League CEO Christian Seifert, saying a coordinated effort from all of Europe is needed to force reforms on FIFA.

In contrast to others who just do it via the media, I rang up Mr. Blatter personally recently and asked him to resign. I can't be accused of holding myself back on this issue.
-- German Football League President Reinhard Rauball, calling for the FIFA president to quit.

I don't have a blood brother but I am very proud to have called Phillip my brother. I am a better man for having known him.
-- Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke, on the death of Phillip Hughes from injuries suffered in a match.

I look like some sort of genius.
-- NRMA CEO Andy Cornish, who agreed to sponsor Western Sydney just before the Wanderers reached two A-League finals and won the Asian Champions League.

We are opening a window and we want to have fresh wind coming in.
-- IOC President Thomas Bach, on the proposal for sweeping changes about to be voted on by the organization's members.

It's not as foolish an idea as one might think.
-- Italian Golf Federation President Franco Chimenti, on the Italians bidding to host the '22 Ryder Cup.

You can lose, but it’s unacceptable to refuse to play the game.
-- Italian PM Matteo Renzi, launching a bid to bring the 2024 Summer Olympic Games to Rome.

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