Sports Speak: The week in quotes

"They only passed the ball across the backline once and on that occasion, they were tackled behind the gain line."

"They only passed the ball across the backline once and on that occasion, they were tackled behind the gain line."

- South African rugby coach Nick Mallett on what we already knew about the Irish rugby team.

"The players are beginning to believe in themselves."

- Irish manager Donal Lenihan after the same game.

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"These two were consumers. They received at least 90 to 100 injections of EPO a year."

- Masseur Willy Voet on Festina cycling team members Richard Virenque and Pascal Herve.

"To the greatness of womanhood."

- Boxing promoter Don King dedicates the Evander Holyfield-Lennox Lewis fight to an unusual cause for him.

Johnny Watterson

Johnny Watterson

Johnny Watterson is a sports writer with The Irish Times