Sports Speak

"Men's tennis has gone flat. There's no passion, no emotion from the players. They lack fascination."

- A retired Boris Becker explaining why the women's game captures all his attention these days.

"I really loved the Spiderman - it is one of my favourite cartoons. So I really had a great time there with the 3-D."

- Sergio Garcia on his visit this week to Universial Studios. Still just a kid inside then.

"Now I'll just lick my wounds and get on with the job for the next one."

- Ken Doherty refusing to look back on his early exit from this week's Benson and Hedges Irish Masters.