JULY
It seems a bit silly putting a halo on a car but not being able to tell a driver his brakes are about to go.
-- Force India Deputy Team Principal Bob Fernley, calling for a review of F1's "radio rules" after race officials told him not to inform his drivers their brakes were about to go out during the Austrian GP.
The job Ryan wanted is the job the club decided to give me.
-- New ManU Manager Jose Mourinho, on the departure of long-time assistant coach Ryan Giggs from the club.
We all know it's not that bad. We had, I think, 15,000 athletes already in Rio -- zero athletes got the virus.
-- Tennis player Bruno Soares, on athletes dropping out of the Rio Games claiming concerns about the zika virus.
It’s insane. I have never seen anything like this before.
-- Brazil-based sports lawyer Marcos Motta, on the amount of money China is putting into football.
I take great heart from the fact we haven’t lost a greenkeeper yet.
-- IGF President Peter Dawson, with "more than a touch of sarcasm," on top golfers skipping Rio over fear of the zika virus.
Kobe's worth the money spent, no matter how much.
-- McCann Worldgroup China Chair Tomaz Mok, on Chinese food delivery service Ele.me hiring Kobe Bryant to front its ad campaign.
My mandate was to establish facts, not to make recommendations.
-- Canadian lawyer Richard McLaren, who headed WADA's probe that uncovered "widespread" doping at Sochi, on whether the Russians should face a blanket ban from Rio.
This is not a day for triumphant statements. I didn’t come into this sport to stop athletes from competing.
-- IAAF President Sebastian Coe, after CAS upheld the IAAF's suspension of Russian track and field athletes from the Rio Games.
I think if it was easy it would have been done already.
-- Premier League CEO Richard Scudamore, on the difficulty of changing the EPL schedule to include a winter break.
AUGUST
At the end of the day, it's f---ing Rome.
-- AS Roma President James Pallotta, on the reason why he took over the Serie A club.
Fan ownership is fine, fan management is not fine. You can't have fans sacking managers.
-- Scottish Premiership side Heart of Midlothian Owner Ann Budge, on the club's supporters' group becoming the majority shareholder in three years.
I see all sorts of young people spending time on their devices doing all sorts of things to entertain themselves, with social media generally.
-- Premier League CEO Richard Scudamore, on what he sees as the league's biggest competition for younger fans
If something happens to us then you should know that it is not an accident.
-- Russian whistleblower Yulia Stepanova, who says she fears for her life after hackers tried to find the location where she is hiding with her family by accessing WADA files.
Usain could be minister of anything he wants.
-- Jamaican PM Andrew Holness, on finding a place in his cabinet for Usain Bolt when the sprinter steps away from racing.
We don't want to acquire clubs ... because these sorts of companies don't make a profit.
-- Dalian Wanda Group Chair Wang Jianlin, warning Chinese investors against putting too much money into football clubs.
That wealthy benefactor model is only as good as that wealthy benefactor wanting to be there and carry on spending.
-- Pro12 Managing Dir Martin Anayi, on the league avoiding business models that rely on rich owners to cover costs.
SEPTEMBER
Friends of football, farewell.
-- Former UEFA President Michel Platini, in his final speech to the UEFA Congress before it elected Slovenian Aleksander Ceferin as his replacement.
We want to play as Northern Ireland, not Great Britain.
-- Irish FA CEO Patrick Nelson, after FIFA gave the OK for the home nations to field football teams under Great Britain name for the Tokyo Games.
You cannot make everybody happy all the time, but you’ve got to understand what everybody wants and then find a path.
-- F1 Chair Chase Carey, on his new role with the racing circuit.
This is a crisis or a coma -- everyone has their own thoughts.
-- Russian Sport Minister Vitaly Mutko, on the state of Russian football after being re-elected president of the RFU.
Formula E is like my baby.
-- Formula E Founder & CEO Alejandro Agag, dismissing talk that he would leave the circuit to join Formula One.
