Journey is quite important to us. What we can do differently is show the whole journey.
-- Eurosport CEO Peter Hutton, on the network's plans for its Olympics coverage under new deal with the IOC.
We were looking forward to good news.
-- Bradford Bulls interim GM Stuart Duffy, after administrators put the Championship side into liquidation after deals to save the club fell through.
It's a massive sports market but I don't think it's saturated.
-- NFL UK CMO Sarah Swanson, on building a "sustainable fanbase" in London, which already is home to 13 professional football clubs.
No one is more in favor of players getting well paid than me but I think money has taken over the game to a large extent.
-- Former Australian PM Bob Hawke, complaining that the crowded cricket calendar is hurting the game.
There is no doubt in my mind that at some point in time, the Chinese Super League will become as big if not bigger than any other league in the world.
-- Lagardère Sports & Entertainment CEO Andrew Georgiou, on the growth potential of the CSL.
Football can trump politics -- no pun intended.
-- CONCACAF President Victor Montagliani, insisting the U.S. and Mexico could work together on a World Cup bid despite President-elect Donald Trump's rhetoric on building a border wall.
Atlético does not give money, it burns it.
-- Wanda Group Founder & President Wang Jianlin, on owning a 20% stake in La Liga side Atlético Madrid.
I'm no friend of revolution, because they usually end with bloodshed. I fear, though, that things are inexorably heading toward a revolution.
-- European Club Association Chair Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, on the European clubs' opposition to FIFA's expanded World Cup.
I was deposed today. I am simply gone.
-- Bernie Ecclestone, revealing that he has lost his position as CEO of the Formula 1 Group after 40 years.
Bernie really ran a one-man show. I don't plan to run a one-man show.
-- New F1 CEO Chase Carey, on how his management style will differ from his predecessor Bernie Ecclestone.
There has been a great deal of hype about China’s bubble bursting but it’s actually the sound of knuckles being rapped by the state.
-- University of Salford sports business professor Simon Chadwick, on the Chinese government changing the rules on investment in sports.
Hearing all these suggestions, we can only hope that FIFA leaves us the ball. Or at least that the ball remains round.
-- UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin, on the rash of rule changes that FIFA wants to explore.
We’re going to be taking schoolgirls and making them into superheroes of international sport.
-- Australian Rugby Union CEO Bill Pulver, on what Aon's sponsorship of a new women's university competition will mean for the development of new talent.
Whatever will help, I mean why not? It's no use to me anymore at that stage.
-- World Cup winner George Cohen, on donating his brain to science to help research into dementia in ex-footballers.
There is no vacancy.
-- Six Nations CEO John Feehan, shutting down Georgia's bid to join the competition.
Hindsight is a wonderful advisor. At the time, I thought it was perfect for everybody -- fans, myself, the club.
-- Former Leyton Orient Chair Barry Hearn, on selling the club to Francesco Becchetti in '14.
The U.S. is, you know, it's a popcorn fart. It’s nothing.
-- Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei, on NBC paying $3M to broadcast F1 in the U.S
The hospitals should hire more midwives within the next nine months because there is going to be a lot of lovemaking tonight.
-- Barcelona defender Gerard Piqué, after the club delivered a "historic" 6-1 victory over Paris St. Germain to advance to the Champions League quarterfinals.
Whether we love them, hate them, the fact is we are sleeping with them.
-- Indian brand expert Harish Bijoor, on China's move to sponsor cricket competitions on the subcontinent.
African football cannot be managed by bandits.
-- Newly elected CAF President Ahamad Ahamad, after unseating Issa Hayatou, who had held the posts for nearly 30 years
If FIFA is waiting for someone from the government to come out with a bag of money and pay them, it might be a while before there’s a deal.
--Moscow-based sports marketing agency Telesport Head Petr Makarenko, on Russian TV networks' reluctance to pay FIFA's asking price for World Cup rights.
Fan passion should be financially measurable.
-- ARU CEO Bill Pulver, on the financial difficulties that have forced SANZAAR to cut three teams from the Super Rugby competition.
When you're paying a bloke seven million bucks, it's hard to get a return on that.
-- Sydney FC CEO Tony Pignata, on the club staying away from hiring marquee foreign players because of soaring wages offered by other leagues.
We do not just play for us today. We play for everyone.
-- Borussia Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke, on the club's Champions League match with Monaco a day after the club was targeted by extremist bombs
You take an iconic name who's now a brand and you add pregnancy to it, you get a happy story.
-- McCarter & English attorney Gary Fechter, on increased sponsorship opportunities for pregnant Serena Williams.
I know exactly where I'd plant those flowers.
-- Former England captain Judy Murray, after Ilie Nastase sent English players flowers to apologize for cursing at them during a Davis Cup match in Romania over the weekend
I passionately believe that the game has chosen the right path.
-- ECB Chair Colin Graves, after county clubs agree to allow new Twenty20 competition to start next year.
Once you stop improving, you have had it.
-- Saracens Chair Nigel Wray, on the Premiership Rugby club spending £20M to build a new stand at Allianz Park
