SportsSpeak: The week in quotes

"I'm trying to copy Monty by working less on my swing

"I'm trying to copy Monty by working less on my swing. The more I practise the worse I get - if I keep on hitting balls for three hours I can end up swinging like Eamonn Darcy!"

- New Zealander Michael Campbell on the eve of the Volvo PGA championship at Wentworth.

"We have also received allegations about baggage and equipment on tours being used to facilitate the movement of unlawful drugs."

- The headache just gets bigger and bigger for the game of cricket.

"I may never get to the level I would like to be on, but I was never there before. My level of expectation is always higher than my level of achievement. That's why I am always depressed."

- Former Ryder Cup captain Mark James after a series of treatments for cancer.

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