"I can see rugby going the same way as soccer. They'll train half the day and then fall about getting into trouble for the rest of the day."

- Former rugby great JPR Williams on the changing face of the game.

"The selectors got it completely wrong. The whole thing was a shambles."

- Former Kilkenny hurler Eddie O'Connor on his county's selection for last Sunday's All-Ireland hurling final against Offaly.

"In short the Offaly defence smothered the Kilkenny attackers and their (Kilkenny's) lack of height told in the end."

- Eamonn Cregan sums up what went wrong for the Cats.

"Nobody ever told me I was going to be great. I've just maximised everything I've had and just tried harder."

- Lindsay Davenport, who won the US Open tennis championship last weekend, displaying typical modesty in a sport not renowned for it.