“ I'm sure there's a hell of a party in Ireland now and I know I don't have anything to do for two-and-a-half days so I'm going to party on Padraig Harrington Golfer
“ The Queen is usually reckoned equal, in average situations, to two Rooks and a Pawn, but towards the end of a game she is hardly so valuable as two Rooks. Howard Staunton Chess Master
“ Basketball, a game which won't be fit for people until they set the basket umbilicus-high and return the giraffes to the zoo. Ogden Nash Poet
“ You don't score 64 goals in 86 games at the highest level without being able to score goals. Alan Green Commentator
“ The scrum and the tackle are the two really contentious areas of the game. If you get those two aspects right, most rugby matches will work in your favour. Alan Lewis Referee
“ I've done a lot of special things in this game, and for none of that to be considered clutch, it's an injustice. Alex Rodriguez Baseball Player