Top quotes in the sporting world this week

Jacques Kallis

Jacques Kallis

Published Apr 29, 2016

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We’ve selected some quotes from sports stars during the course of the week past.

 

“It is important to finish the story like an American movie. Always in the end it is OK - there is a happy ending.” - Leicester coach Claudio Ranieri as his team heads for a shock Premier League title.

 

“£500 of them tips will be going down the toilet when I get home.” - Mark Williams after being thrashed 13-3 by Ding Junhui at the world snooker championships.

 

“You've got a riot shield sitting on top of it.” - World Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton on seeing Red Bull's new safety screen mounted on top of their car at the Russian Grand Prix in Sochi.

 

“So sad that i find myself embarrassed to call myself a South African so often these days #no place for politics in sport.” - South African cricket great Jacques Kallis on Twitter blasting the South African government for banning four federations - including cricket's ruling body - from bidding for international events.

 

“First experience of snow while playing cricket. Summer or what?” - Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara after filming a blizzard sweep across the Oval in an English county game.

AFP

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