''England is behind me now. Many people will have opinions on what happened and mine is probably the least important of them.''- Graham Taylor closing the chapter on his time as manager of England's national soccer team following his appointment as manager of Wolves.
''The team bus did not pick us up and we had to take taxis. Four of the boys were taken around by the driver and did not turn up until very late.''- Papua New Guinea manager Bill Burgess, bemoaning the Hong Kong Rugby Football Union's transport problems for their international with Hong Kong.
''After one season with Kui Tan and two with Kitchee, I feel I am ready to play for a top club. I want to play in cup finals, not just watch them on television.''- Kitchee's Yau Kin-wai, one of the best young soccer players in Hong Kong, giving his reasons for choosing South China over Instant-Dict, after both clubs made attractive offers.
''I'm as baffled as Adam on Mother's Day.''- Bolivia's Basque-born national soccer coach Xabier Azkargorta, referring to a row between top clubs and the national association over releasing players for World Cup training camp.
''Right now, I'm expecting to get a full belly.''- Kevin Seitzer of the Milwaukee Brewers, keeping his expections low and his priorities straight at a pre-meeting buffet for baseball's labour talks.
''There must be something wrong with cricket being played in England. The English batsmen's technique was not good enough. They don't get across the line and cover their stumps like West Indians.''- Former West Indian fast bowler Michael Holding on England's cricket side that managed 46 runs. England's score, the second lowest in English Test history, were released with a note: 'This is not a typo.' ''I hope he continues to bow and do all the things unique to his culture. He is unique, naive and unspoiled. Let's enjoy it. He will be mixed in with the tossed salad soon enough.''- Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Orel Hershiser on his South Korean teammatePark Chan-ho, who tips his helmet and bows to the umpires.
