Quotations
| 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: | 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: | "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: | 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: | 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 |
| Soundbyte: | We've seen Judd move up through the gears and he's come here and absolutely annihilated the game. He's brought a different standard than we've seen for many a year in the shots he takes on - those that are considered to be the right and wrong shots. Shot selection has gone out of the window with Judd! |
| Said by: | Steve Davis |
| About: | Judd Trump |
| Topic: | Snooker |
| Said What?: | Steve Davis on new snooker 'sensation' Judd Trump who played aggressively but couldn't quite beat John Higgins in the world snooker final... |
| Date: | Tue, May 3rd 2011 |
| Soundbyte: | I played great, I played really well. I dominated the match from the second or third game. I was a bit tentative towards the end but that's natural. I didn't give him a chance to play his game until the end. |
| Said by: | Andy Murray |
| About: | Himself |
| Topic: | Tennis |
| Said What?: | Andy Murray on finally winning a match after having lost nine straight sets in his previous four matches... |
| Date: | Wed, Apr 13th 2011 |
| Soundbyte: | I want to apologise for any offence that may have been caused by my goal celebration, especially any parents or children that were watching. Emotions were running high and on reflection my heat-of-the-moment reaction was inappropriate. It was not aimed at anyone in particular. |
| Said by: | Wayne Rooney |
| Topic: | Football |
| Said What?: | Wayne Rooney apologises after being heard swearing by a TV camera in Man U's win over West Ham... |
| Date: | Sun, Apr 3rd 2011 |
| Soundbyte: | The vision the chancellor outlined is a simpler, fairer tax system and private sector job creation in the regions, instead of what he dubbed a 'debt-fuelled economy' |
| Said by: | Nick Robinson |
| About: | George Osborne |
| Topic: | The Budget |
| Said What?: | BBC political correspondent Nick Robinson on the chancellor's budgetary vision... |
| Date: | Thu, Mar 24th 2011 |
| Soundbyte: | You run out of words to describe Ryan Giggs. He is a marvellous player and a wonderful man. To have the desire and the ability to play at the top level in such a physically demanding position at his age requires a special person. He is still turning in man-of-the-match performances and his experience is so vital for the younger players in the squad. |
| Said by: | Sir Alex Ferguson |
| About: | Ryan Giggs |
| Topic: | Football |
| Said What?: | The Man Utd gaffer praises Giggs who has just signed another year's contract extension at the age of 37... |
| Date: | Fri, Feb 18th 2011 |