Sir Alex Ferguson set fire to his relationships in football this week with the release of his autobiography and elsewhere Sebastian Vettel created history as he secured his fourth world title.
“The hardest part of Roy’s body is his tongue. He has the most savage tongue you can imagine. He can debilitate the most confident person in the world in seconds. He was an intimidating, ferocious individual”
– Sir Alex Ferguson on Roy Keane.
“I remember having conversations about loyalty when I was at the club. I don’t think he knows the meaning of the word. To constantly criticise the players that brought him success…I wont be losing any sleep over it.”
– Roy Keane responds to Sir Alex
“What a cheeky sod, I thought, as I watched him entertain the press with richly quotable material”
– Sir Alex Ferguson’s first impressions of Jose Mourinho
“I tried to bring Steven Gerrard to Manchester United but he’s not a top top player”
– Sir Alex Ferguson with a controversial assessment of Steven Gerrard
“Steven’s a top,top, top, top player”
– Brendan Rodgers with a cheeky comeback at Sir Alex
“For two or three years, Steven Gerrard was the best midfielder in the world. Even now he is playing at a high level for Liverpool and England,”
– Zinedine Zidane confused by Sir Alex’s comments about Gerrard
“You’re not 22 any more and that’s obvious; I’m 37 and I’ve done over 215 races at the end of the year so the juice goes out of the tank a little bit”
– Mark Webber on losing passion for F1
“It was not an easy season, even though people from the outside had the idea we had it in our hands. It was a difficult one all in all. It was very difficult for me personally to receive boos even though I hadn’t done anything wrong. To overcome that, and give my answers on the track makes me very proud,”
– Sebastian reveals his hurt after winning the Driver’s Championship
“I am sure he’s not finished. He will work hard in the off season to be ready for 2014. I am sure he will be back playing great tennis again.”
– Rafa Nadal on Roger Federer’s career
“It’s good to see him in the runs and hopefully we can have some good battles on the field this time,”
– Joe Root looking forward to blows with David Warner on the pitch instead of at a bar.
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