Soundbytes

Soundbytes are all around us in the modern world. The soundbyte is a great way of capturing an important message easily. Hence soundbytes are the mainstay of the modern media and politician. Here are a selection of recent soundbytes: These are the ten most recently added soundbytes:

Soundbyte 1

Soundbyte:	We've one man to thank for tonight's result and that's Gareth Bale. He's the difference and his wonder goals are continuing. I can't say I've ever seen anyone score so many in such a short time. I think that's the best of the lot, and there's not a lot you can do about it at that stage of the game.
Said by:	Sam Allardyce
About:	Gareth Bale
Topic:	Football
Said What?:	The West Ham manager on how they ended up losing a Premiership match to Tottenham Hotspur
Date:	Tue, Feb 26th 2013

Soundbyte 2

Soundbyte:	It's unthinkable that someone earning four times more than the Prime Minister has not got ideas for the shake-up of the sport. The LTA is one of the wealthiest sporting organisations in the country and it's my honest and genuine opinion that they are useless.
Said by:	Baroness Billingham
About:	the Lawn Tennis Association
Topic:	Sports Funding
Said What?:	The Labour politician talking about the wealthy sporting organisation, the LTA, and the £640,000 salary chief executive Roger Draper receives...
Date:	Fri, Jan 4th 2013

Soundbyte 3

Soundbyte:	I'm really proud for the boy. That was a real test of a champion for me. I love watching tennis. It was more nerve-wracking than a Premier League match. I'm usually in control of my own situation but I wasn't in control tonight.
Said by:	Sir Alex Ferguson
About:	Andy Murray
Topic:	Tennis
Said What?:	Fellow Scot, and Manchester United manager, on Murray becoming the first Brit to win a Grand Slam title for 76 years
Date:	Tue, Sep 11th 2012

Soundbyte 4

Soundbyte:	They tend to deal in caricatures ... it takes something that has a tiny kernel of truth in it, perhaps, and stretches it far beyond where it can honestly go.
Said by:	John Major
About:	The Press
Topic:	Leveson Inquiry
Said What?:	Former Tory Prime Minister John Major on the accuracy of some press reporting...
Date:	Tue, Jun 12th 2012

Soundbyte 5

Soundbyte:	It's a great privilege to be involved. I can't quite believe people have actually turned up, I thought I would be just be carrying it around, waving to the ducks.
Said by:	Matt Smith
Topic:	Olympics
Said What?:	The current Doctor Who on the fact that lots of people turned up to watch the Olympic torch relay between Cardiff and Swansea...
Date:	Sat, May 26th 2012

Soundbyte 6

Soundbyte:	These boys can be regarded as being as successful as the 1970s side - three Grand Slams since 2005 is fantastic. I think there was a mental and physical turning point in the World Cup and they have built on it.
Said by:	Jonathan Davies
About:	Wales Six Nations Grand Slam
Topic:	Rugby
Said What?:	Former player Jonathan Davies on Wales winning the Six Nations grand slam again...
Date:	Sun, Mar 18th 2012

Soundbyte 7

Soundbyte:	The solution to excessive borrowing and debt cannot be more borrowing and debt, and now we have a government that knows it... The money you were promised by the last Labour government never existed, it was never there, and we have been left with the task of telling you the truth.
Said by:	William Hague
Topic:	Politics
Said What?:	The Foreign Secretary at the start of the Conservative Party Conference...
Date:	Sun, Oct 2nd 2011

Soundbyte 8

Soundbyte:	"You cannot lie to players, you cannot lie to fans. We need a little more respect. It was raining. I'm the first person here who wanted to play but not if it's raining. Grand Slams feel like they have too much power, they don't care about the players. It's not right. I can't say I don't want to go on court. The ATP must have enough power to say we cannot go on court if it's raining. At Grand Slams we don't have power, this has to change."
Said by:	Rafael Nadal
Topic:	Tennis
Said What?:	Nadal speaks out about going on court for just a few minutes at the US Open before rain stopped play...
Date:	Thu, Sep 8th 2011

Soundbyte 9

Soundbyte:	I beat top players this week... It wasn't expected, but I always knew I could do it. Sometimes it does take a little while to come out. There are guys who stop playing their best tennis when they're 18, 19, 20, and there's other guys from 24, 25, 26. If you look at the average age in the top 100, it's around 26. Hopefully I can finish in the top 100 by the end of the year. It would be nice.
Said by:	James Ward
About:	Himself
Topic:	Tennis
Said What?:	The British number two reflects on his surprise run to the semi-finals of the Aegon tennis Championship at the Queens Club...
Date:	Mon, Jun 13th 2011

Soundbyte 10

Soundbyte:	Some of us never had many illusions about the Conservatives, but they have emerged as ruthless, calculating and thoroughly tribal. But that doesn't mean to say we can't work with them. I think they have always been that way, but you have to be businesslike and professional and you have to work with people who aren't your natural bedfellows and that is being grown-up in politics.
Said by:	Vince Cable
About:	The Conservatives
Topic:	Politics
Said What?:	The language Vince Cable used to describe his coalition partners has surprised many and not struck them as either businesslike or professional...
Date:	Sat, May 7th 2011