SuperSport finds the best sporting quotes of the week:
"I'm not sure I deserve this accolade. I'm surprised by it. I'm probably a source of pride for the faculty, but I've pursued my career without thinking about such things."
The ever-humble Jose Mourinho - a hero of SuperShorts -blushed as he was awarded an honorary doctorate by Lisbon's technical university, where he graduated in physical education more than 20 years ago.
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"The overwhelming reason that we chose South Africa was because of the weather conditions, which are a lot more favourable than in England."
IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi on the reasons for choosing South Africa. It's official: Even when fleeing from terrorist attacks, people will complain about the English weather.
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"At one corner I was waiting on the near post where Gullit normally went and he wasn't there. The next thing I knew I could smell this wooft of Armani aftershave, and there he was. His smell preceded him, like his reputation."
Former England defender Terry Butcher recalls marking the fragrant Dutch legend Ruud Gullit at Italia '90.
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"You've got big ears so use them."
Matt Goddard to Bakkies Botha. Would he have said the same thing to Botha in a bar at 2am?
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"We are in good shape to take on the Springboks - we really are."
Lions manager Gerald Davies talks up the chances of a team certain to be filled with Irish and Welsh "superstars".
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"I'm alive! Broken clavicle. Hurts like hell for now. Surgery in a couple of days. Thanks for all the well wishes."
Lance Armstrong keeps fans up to date via Twitter after breaking his collarbone during a race in Spain.
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"The players can whinge all they like about the media and the scrutiny they are placed under being 'not fair'. But the fact is it is real and the sooner the small percentage of trouble-prone players accept that and adjust accordingly, the better."
League hardman Shane Webcke in his autobiography Hard Road. He's spent the week changing his mind back and forth about publishing the book.
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"Rugby [in NZ] is more of an expansive game and you get to throw the ball around. [In England], it's a forwards game and when the backs get it they kick it downfield."
Former All Black Sam Tuitupou on playing in Blighty.
