"The sport is so corrupt now, I wouldn't want my children doing it," Drug banned Linford Christie on the current state of athletics.

"It's not a case of sticking with them for a while, it's showing them who's boss," Irish centre Brian O'Driscoll illustrating a new brand of confidence before Ireland's game against France today.

"Betting has to be intuition, not spontaneity. John (JP McManus) knows the difference between involvement and commitment - the chicken is involved, the pig is committed," Sir Peter O'Sullevan on what makes a good gambler.