QUOTES OF THE WEEK

  • "Frankly I just believe what is important is on the pitch. If that is related to the long heels or the short heels which the girls wear in the street, then I am not a great fan of that. The quality of the pass is not linked to the size of the heels of the girl." ? Don't worry; I couldn't make any sense of Arsene Wenger's latest outburst either.

  • "Success is a process... During that journey sometimes there are stones thrown at you, and you convert them into milestones." ? Sachin Tendulkar, after eclipsing Brian Lara as Test cricket's most prolific batsman.

  • "For John Terry, to die on the pitch would be glory. You would need to kill him ? and maybe even then he'd still play!" ? Coach Luiz Felipe Scolari is full of praise for the Chelsea captain.

PARTNERS IN CRIME

  • "We'll go hammer and tongs against each other and then two weeks later we'll be singing the national anthem with each other on the end of year Springbok tour!" ? Springbok captain John Smit ahead of the Currie Cup Final.

WHAT'S FOR DINNER?

  • "I love doing the cooking. I am not saying I am any good but I like to do it. I cook and Victoria cooks. She is great with mincemeat." ? David Beckham gives us some insight into their day-to-day lives.

BUSTING THE MYTH

  • "One of the most amazing things, growing up as a boy in South Africa ? and yes, there are tournaments like the World Cup and Super 14 ? is that you grow up in that Currie Cup tradition." ? Bryan Habana refutes any claims that the Currie Cup has lost its glamour.

CHANGING PLACES

  • "If Brad Pitt wants to be me for a couple of days then I wouldn't mind being him. He can ride my Yamaha and I'll spend some time with Angelina!" ? MotoGP star Valentino Rossi responds to Brad Pitt's words of adulation.

  • "Give me three nights with Angelina and I'll look after the kids." ? Rossi again.

GOOD POINT

  • "Should there be only one government school in the country? What if some private schools come up and provide education to few more?" ? Kapil Dev argues the case for the 'rebel' Indian Cricket League.

STATING THE OBVIOUS

  • "Twenty20 is here to stay, as is the future of coloured-clothes cricket, but white clothes separate the men from the boys." ? England captain Kevin Pietersen says what we all know...

  • Have you spotted any great sports quotes during the week? Leave a comment below!