Sports Speak: The week in quotes

"He's correct."

"He's correct."

- Mike Tyson's agrees with Francois Botha's claim that Tyson was trying to break his arm in last weekend's heavyweight fight in Las Vegas.

"That's a kick in the face to swimmers."

- Irish swimmer Nick O'Hare reacts to the Government's contribution of £30,000 for the IASA's a.g.m. when the swimmers themselves get nothing.

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"This project will be self-financing."

- FAI chief executive Bernard O'Byrne during the announcement of the building of a new soccer stadium at Citywest, Dublin.

"Talk of £5 million is a joke. That wouldn't even buy one of his arms and it's his legs which are supposed to be valuable."

- Wolves manager Colin Lee evaluates his `priceless' asset, Irish striker Robbie Keane.

Johnny Watterson

Johnny Watterson

Johnny Watterson is a sports writer with The Irish Times