I’ve never had major knee surgery on any other part of my body” - (Winston Bennett)

“Sure there have been injuries and deaths in boxing - but none of them serious” - (Alan Minter)

"If history repeats itself, I should think we can expect the same thing again” - (Terry Venables, England coach, before Euro 96 semi final against Germany)

“He dribbles a lot and the opposition don’t like it - you can see it all over their faces.” - (Ron Atkinson)

“Ah, isn’t that nice, the wife of the Cambridge president is kissing the cox of the Oxford crew.” - Harry Carpenter (BBC TV Boat Race 1977)

“Here we are in the Holy Land of Israel - a Mecca for tourists.” - (David Vine - snooker commentator)

“Julian Dicks is everywhere. It’s like they’ve got eleven Dicks on the field.” - Metro Radio

“....and later we will have action from the men’s cockless pairs ...” - (Sue Barker - Sunday Sport on BBC)

‘Sex is an anti-climax after that!’ - Grand National winning jockey Mark Fitzgerald ‘Well, you gave the horse a wonderful ride, everybody saw that’ - Desmond Lynam

“Strangely, in slow motion replay, the ball seemed to hang in the air for even longer.’ - David Acfield

‘I’d like to play for an Italian club, like Barcelona’ - (Mark Draper - Aston Villa)

‘There goes Juantorena down the back straight, opening his legs and showing his class’ - (David Coleman at The Montreal Olympics)

‘One of the reasons Arnie (Arnold Palmer) is playing so well is that, before each tee-shot, his wife takes out his balls and kisses them - Oh my God, what have I just said?’ - USTV commentator

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