'This is really a lovely horse, I once rode her mother.

(Ted Walsh - Horse Racing Commentator)

"Moses Kiptanui - the 19 year old Kenyan, who turned 20 a few weeks ago"

(David Coleman)

"We now have exactly the same situation as we had at the start of the race, only exactly the opposite"

(Murray Walker)

"He's pulling him off! The Spanish manager is pulling his captain off!"

(RTE's George Hamilton on Spain manager Luis Suarez's substitution of Butragueno during their world cup qualifier with Ireland in Seville,1992)

"The black players at this club lend the side a lot of skill and flair, but you also need white players in there to balance things up and give the team some brains and some common sense."

(Crystal Palace chairman Ron Noades, speaking in 1991).

On the difficulties of adjusting to playing football and living in Italy:

"It was like being in a foreign country"

(Ian Rush)

"Bill Frindal has done a bit of mental arithmetic with a calculator"

John Arlott)

"Hodge scored for Forest after 22 seconds - totally against the run of play"

(Peter Lorenzo)

"We actually got the winner three minutes from the end but then they equalized"

(Ian McNail)

"I've never had major knee surgery on any other part of my body"

(Winston Bennett)

"The lead car is absolutely unique, except for the one behind it which is identical"

(Murray Walker)

"I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and father"

(Greg Norman)

"Sure there have been injuries and deaths in boxing - but none of them serious"

(Alan Minter)

"The racecourse is as level as a billiard ball"

(John Francombe)

"If history repeats itself, I should think we can expect the same thing again"

(Terry Venables)

"We'll still be happy if we lose. It's on at the same time as the Beer Festival"

(Noel O' Mahony, Cork City boss before the game in Munich)

'I would not say he (David Ginola) is the best left winger in the Premiership, but there are none better'.

(Ron Atkinson).

"He dribbles a lot and the opposition don't like it - you can see it all over their faces."

(Ron Atkinson)

'I never comment on referees and I'm not going to break the habit of a lifetime for that prat'

(Ron Atkinson)

'It took a lot of bottle for Tony (Adams) to own up.'

(Ian Wright - commenting on his teammate's alcoholism)

'Ah, isn't that nice, the wife of the Cambridge president is kissing the cox of the Oxford crew.'

(Harry Carpenter - BBC TV Boat Race 1977)

'Here we are in the Holy Land of Israel - a Mecca for tourists.'

(David Vine)

'Morcelli has four fastest 1500-metre times ever. And all those times are at 1500 metres.'

(David Coleman)

'Julian Dicks is everywhere. It's like they've got eleven Dicks on the field.'

(Metro Radio)

' ....and later we will have action from the men's cockless pairs ...'

(Sue Barker).

'Her time is about 4.33, which she's capable of.'

(David Coleman)

Dennis Pennis: 'Have you ever thought of writing your autobiography?'

Chris Eubank: 'On what ?'

'Sex is an anti-climax after that !' Grand National-winning jockey Mark Fitzgerald.

'Well, you gave the horse a wonderful ride, everybody saw that'

(Desmond Lynam)

'To play Holland, you have to play the Dutch.'

(Ruud Gullit)

'Well , either side could win it, or it could be a draw.'

(Ron Atkinson)

'For those of you watching in black and white, Spurs are in theall-yellow strip'

(John Motson)

'Strangely, in slow motion replay, the ball seemed to hang in the air for even longer.'

(David Acfield)

'What will you do when you leave football, Jack, will you stay in football?'

(Stuart Hall - Radio 5 live )

'I'd like to play for an Italian club, like Barcelona'

(Mark Draper - Aston Villa)

'There goes Juantorena down the back straight, opening his legs and showing his class'

(David Coleman at The Montreal Olympics)

'And for those of you who watched the last programme (Fanny and Johnny Craddock), I hope all your doughnuts turn out like Fanny's"

(David Coleman at the start of Match of The Day)

" ...and Ray Illingworth is relieving himself in front of the pavilion"

(John Arlott)

'These greens are so fast they must bikini wax them"

(Gary McCord on the greens at Augusta)

'One of the reasons Arnie (Arnold Palmer) is playing so well is that, before each tee-shot, his wife takes out his balls and kisses them - Oh my God, what have I just said?'

(USTV commentator)

"One of our listeners will be walking off with a brand new Toyota."

ALLY BALLY, Radio Tay

"The crowd... a cacophony of colour."

PETER DRURY, ITV

"Survivors of the earthquake in Taiwan are enjoying another night of uncertainty."

BBC World Service

"And going away from here without full points means the candle is still very much in the melting pot."

ALLAN MACANALLY, Radio 5
(Patrick Aspinall)

"The 33 or 34-year-olds will be 36 or 37 by the time the next World Cup comes around, if they're not careful."

KEVIN KEEGAN, Channel 5

House Buyer: "Is it [the house] south facing?"

Estate Agent: "It is in the morning, yes..."

People Like Us, BBC

"It was a great team effort, well it has to be doesn't it or we'll get well beaten, but more than that, the effort I think you should take for granted, but sometimes it's not there -- er, I'm not talking about Watford players, but I DO take that for granted, that would be very disappointing, then you have to be a little more cute, a little more intelligent certainly when you're playing in this division against players of this class..."

GRAHAM TAYLOR, Match of the Day, BBC1

"He [Matt Neal] is just like a frisbee -- you throw him and he keeps coming back."

Commentator, British Touring Car Championship, BBC

Caller: "What's your name?"

Chat-show guest: "Rabbi Schmuley."

Caller: "And you're Jewish, right?"

Chat-show guest: "Most rabbis are."

Brian Hayes Show, Radio 5 Live

" ... and Henri Paul, the employer of Mohamed al Fayed..."

SUE McGREGOR, 'Today', Radio 4

"Icons of the century such as Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, and of course Jesus..."

BBC World Service

" While Matt is having his first diving experience, I shall be going down with a marine biologist.."

KATY HILL, Blue Peter, BBC1

"... and Daei's all alone here, with four Chelsea defenders for company..."

Commentator, ITV

"This was the fifth safest Labour seat in Scotland. There really aren't any seats safer than this."

SNP Spokesman, BBC1

Commentator: "We've got John out on the course. John, how did you stay dry during that storm?"

John: "Well, a very nice man from an American chemical company offered me some refuse under his umbrella."

Sky Sports Rider Cup coverage

"We've kept promises we didn't even make."

FRANK DOBSON, Radio 5 Live

"There was a major mal-mis-organisation problem there"

MURRAY WALKER, ITV

"Whether you are European or Bulgarian..."

TONY JACKLIN, Sky TV

"That ball was travelling end over end towards the hole..."

JULIAN TUTT, Radio 5 Live

"Third placed Jarno Trulli took a career best second place..."

ITV's Formula 1 website

"We have to find out if the Army works from the bottom up..."

Stonewall Group representative (discussing the question of homosexuals serving in UK armed forces), Radio Scotland

Today Sports Reporter: "Easy game for Arsenal against Barcelona tonight, Mark?"
Mark Lawrenson: "Yeah, it'll be a pinch of salt."

Radio 4

Presenter: "The technique of artificial insemination is being used in zoos to impregnate an elephant in one country by one from another.."

Zoo Expert:"It's really just using another tool."

Essex Radio

Dutch Commentator: "What's your first impression of the PSV stadium?"

Kenny Dalglish: "I've been here before."

Dutch Commentator: "What's your second impression of the PSV stadium?"

Kenny Dalglish: "It's very nice."

Nederlands 2 TV

"A fascinating duel between three men."

DAVID COLEMAN, BBC1

"Scholes hits the goalpost - he could hardly have hit that any better."

BBC World Service

"And as Noel has just said — although without actually saying it..."

Soccer pundit, RTE

"We've watched them twice, and seen a few videos. I didn't see them 38 times though, like McCarthy says he watched us. I don't think that's possible. I did my maths you see. That's 38 times 90 minutes — that's two months and the draw was only three weeks ago!"

GEORGES LEEKENS (Belgian football coach), Irish Times

(Football results appear on screen, then:) "If you don't want to know the results, close your ears."

London Tonight, Carlton Television

"The teams at the bottom of the Premiership are conceding a lot of goals and that's no coincidence."

BARRY VENISON, Sky Sports 1

"I'd like to see him scoring two or more goals in games which United win 1-0."

BRIAN WOOLNOUGH, Sky Sports

"It's very hard because with everything up in the air, you're treading water all the time, not knowing."

MIKE MATHIS, National Basketball Assoc. referee, quoted in the Boston Globe

"If it had gone in, it would have been a goal."

JOE ROYAL, Channel 5

"Dennis Irwin has both his legs strapped together - he's taken a pretty bad whack on the fibia..."

BRIAN MOORE, ITV

"If there's a weakness in Chelsea's defence, it's in their defence."

Radio 5

"Vialli's absolutely certain that he knows one way or the other whether he'll score or not."

JONATHAN PEARCE, Channel 5

"Now Zola tries to inject some speed..."

RON JONES, Radio 5 Live

"And there's Ray Clemence looking as cool as ever out in the cold."

JIMMY HILL

"If history is going to repeat itself I should think we can expect the same again."

TERRY VENABLES

"Tottenham are trying tonight to become the first London team to win this Cup. The last team to do so was the 1973 Spurs team."

MIKE INGHAM

"Tottenham have impressed me. They haven't thrown in the towel even though they've been under the gun."

BOBBY CHARLTON

"And I honestly believe that we can go all the way to Wembley... unless somebody knocks us out."

DAVE BASSETT

"Winning isn't the end of the world."

DAVID PLEAT

"Certain people are for me, certain people are pro me."

TERRY VENABLES

"I was disappointed to leave Spurs, but quite pleased that I did."

STEVE PERRYMAN

"Hoddle hasn't been the Hoddle we know. Neither has Robson."

RON GREENWOOD

BYRON BUTLER: "Did you have any doubts about yourself when you left Tottenham?"

PETER SHREEVE: "I don't think so."

"Whether that was a penalty or not, the referee thought otherwise."

BRIAN MOORE

"You're either very good or very bad. There's no in between. We were in between."

GARY LINEKER

"Because of the booking, I will miss the Holland game - if selected."

PAUL GASCOIGNE

ELTON WELSBY: "Magnifique, Eric"

ERIC CANTONA: "Oh, do you speak French?"

ELTON WELSBY: "Non"

JIM ROSENTHAL: "So what's an American doing playing in goal for Millwall?"

AMERICAN GOALIE: "I'm trying to keep the ball out."

"It's a shame half-time came as early as it did."

GORDON DURIE

"He came on a free transfer and has been giving good value for money."

CLIVE ALLEN

"You're on your own out there with ten mates."

MICHAEL OWEN, Radio 5 Live

"And there is a tremendous game of chess being played out here today. On bikes."

Eurosport’s Tour de France coverage

"He [Schumacher] is looking down at his right-hand leg."

MARTIN BRUNDLE, ITV

"I like a bit of rough -- who doesn’t?"

PETER ALLISS, BBC Open Golf

Interviewer: "So you’ve never played in a Lord’s final then?"

Jack Russell: "No, we made it to a semi-final about twelve years ago."

Interviewer: "What happened?"

Jack Russell: "We lost."

Radio 5

"Damon Hill had the race in his hand, under his foot..."

MURRAY WALKER, ITV

"It’s looking as though we’re going to get a replica of the Canadian Grand Prix grid, except the other way round."

MURRAY WALKER, ITV

"And Alesi is the man who is closest to the man in front of him at the moment..."

MURRAY WALKER, ITV

"The 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th are all in the same picture. The 1st and 2rd would be if we were looking at them."

MURRAY WALKER, ITV

"We’re on lap 15 out of 14"

MURRAY WALKER, ITV

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