Sports Speak:

"Like trying to hit a driver into my hotel room."

- Greg Norman on the difficulty of the Carnoustie course at the British Open this week.

"I turned down their first offer because it was not right. And if it isn't sorted out then I'll look at the bigger picture and I'll be prepared to go."

- Manchester United captain Roy Keane playing hard ball with one of the richest clubs in the world.

"I said to them that I thought we could probably look after them if they were to reconsider their current position on the stadium issue."

- Minister for sport Jim McDaid trying to persuade the FAI to scrap their idea of a stadium at City West by offering other inducements.