"One could see from our shock loss to Guatemala in the recent tournament in Egypt that the reserve players are not good enough. I wanted to give every player a chance, but unfortunately this backfired, because we did not have the players from the bench to do the job." - Nigeria's U-20 Coach, Samson Siasia bemoaning the team's lack of quality substitutes on the team's friendly.
"He is just the type of player that we were looking for to complement Grafite and Edin Dzeko. He is not only quick, but he has also proven how dangerous he is in front of goal." - Armin Veh, the coach of Bundesliga defending Champions, VFL Wolfsburg on the purchase of Obafemi Martins from Newcastle.
"Everyone knows what happened but for me it's a little bit more difficult to explain. I am feeling much better now and I want to recover as soon as possible to get back behind the wheel of a Ferrari." - Ferrari F1 driver, Felipe Massa after being released from hospital following an accident which resulted in a double head fracture.
"The federation only gave us approval to represent the country. Do you know that I spent ₦700,000 to feature in the tournament? At a stage, some Korean officials asked us the whereabouts of Nigerian officials. I told them we were told to represent the country and they told us that we must provide a coach, player and two delegates." - Taekwondo Coach Raheem Hassan commenting on the neglect of the Taekwondo association in 2006 despite the fact that he funded and represented Nigeria at an international championship in Korea.
"I don't think it is over for us in the competition because the defeat last weekend has further strengthened the team. All we need to do now is to work harder and win all our remaining matches, including going to Mali to beat Stade Malien. It is very possible. All we need is encouragement from Nigerians." - Bayelsa United's defender Chibuzor Okonkwo says that the team will still qualify from the group.
We have the passion to beat every team in Libya, but the stuff of Hakeem Olajuwon is not there yet among these players in the team. We will get there very soon." - John Lucas, newly contracted American coach declared that he was yet to see the likes of Hakeem Olajuwon in the national men's basketball team.
"He played with so much maturity for a 17-year-old and he makes the game looks easy and that is an art. It's something that you are born with and he's going to be a massive talent." - Former Arsenal player, Ray Parlour commenting on the undoubted talent of Jack Wilshire who has broken into the Arsenal first team for the 2009/2010 season.
"In my 23 years working in England there is not a person I would put an inch above Bobby Robson." - Alex Ferguson mourning the passing of Bobby Robson at the age of 76.
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