"It's at the front of our minds, naturally. Statistically, New Zealanders would be daft to put all their eggs in the basket of an All Black triumph. It's only happened once in six tournaments. Instead, if they embrace the world coming to them, then they're on to a sure-fire winner."
World Cup tsar Martin Snedden on the prospect of - you better sit down for this - the All Blacks not winning the tournament.
"I piss in their arse cracks. That's a good answer, don't you think?"
Montpellier soccer club coach Louis Nicollin on critics who think his team are joint top because they play in a weak league.
"I've been eight months with this vegan stuff. I ate, like, the tiniest piece of meat, and I woke up violently sick. It was vicious pain. And I realised meat's become a poison for me now."
The Baddest Vegan on the Planet, Mike Tyson, no longer talks about eating babies.
"That sours it a bit for us. It doesn't look good when you see the fans running on like that and some of the carrying on and interaction between the terraces and the pitch. It takes us back to the Dark Ages."
Birmingham manager Alex McLeish after fans ripped up seats, raided the pitch and threw flares into the crowd at the derby match with Aston Villa.
"It's obviously disappointing but it's not the end of the world. I didn't perform in that test match. I'm a strike bowler for Australia and I need to be getting wickets."
Aussie bowler Mitchell Johnson, who paid the price for sucking in the first Ashes test this week.
