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The last 12 months have seen book releases from Harry Redknapp, Sir Alex Ferguson and Zlatan Ibrahimovic - enough material in itself to provide some memorable quotes from 2013.
But there's been much more than that.
We've seen a memorable admission from Lance Armstrong, a spat between Rafael Benitez and Marco Materazzi, and people getting their teeth into Luis Suarez.
Views have also been cast on the biggest stories of the year - from the retirement of Ferguson, Andy Murray's victory at Wimbledon and the highs and lows of the England cricket team.
Here, we bring you the best quotes from April and May.
Click through the gallery below to see the best quotes...
The best sporting quotes of 2013 - April and MayShow all 19 1 /19The best sporting quotes of 2013 - April and May The best sporting quotes of 2013 - April and May <b>APRIL</b><br/> <b>"I was chatting to another trainer the other day and his father always said there are two chairs that will kill you - the electric chair and the armchair." </b><br/> Harvey Smith, handler of Grand National winner Auroras Encore, talks about the pitfalls of slowing down in old age GETTY IMAGES
The best sporting quotes of 2013 - April and May <b>APRIL</b><br/> <b>"I like the Premier League, of course. They shoot a lot." </b><br/> Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes talks about English football GETTY IMAGES
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The best sporting quotes of 2013 - April and May <b>APRIL</b><br/> <b>"You look at Alex Ferguson and he is the oldest dinosaur in the game." </b><br/> Martin O'Neill talks about Sir Alex Ferguson's age GETTY IMAGES
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The best sporting quotes of 2013 - April and May <b>APRIL</b><br/> <b>"This kind of injury at least two weeks. That means for us maybe 20 games or something." </b><br/> Former Chelsea manager Rafael Benitez comments on Chelsea's crowded fixture list GETTY IMAGES
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The best sporting quotes of 2013 - April and May <b>APRIL</b><br/> <b>"If I am taking someone else's money, then I am going to work bloody hard for that person." </b><br/> QPR chairman Tony Fernandes makes it clear that he expects a proper day's work from his players - before his side were relegated GETTY IMAGES
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The best sporting quotes of 2013 - April and May <b>APRIL</b><br/> <b>"You had [Luis] Suarez but he has bitten into his reward!" </b><br/> Arsene Wenger notes that a certain Liverpool striker is unlikely to be player of the year this season <br/><br/> <b>APRIL</b><br/> <b>"I hope Ivanovic won't be suffering from rabies when he comes over to Basel." </b><br/> Basel coach Murat Yakin pokes fun at Branislav Ivanovic following the biting incident with Luis Suarez GETTY IMAGES
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The best sporting quotes of 2013 - April and May <b>APRIL</b><br/> <b>"It could be good, you just don't know. It's like my own reality TV show" </b><br/> Ronnie O'Sullivan looks forward to his return to snooker for the defence of his world championship title GETTY IMAGES
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The best sporting quotes of 2013 - April and May <b>APRIL</b><br/> <b>"If they f***ing played better, they would not be in the Championship so that's a load of cobblers." </b><br/> Harry Redknapp dismisses the belief that QPR's top players will want to leave if they are relegated GETTY IMAGES
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The best sporting quotes of 2013 - April and May <b>APRIL</b><br/> <b>"I would like to give him a punch." </b><br/> Roberto Mancini spoke glowingly of Samir Nasri after his display for Manchester City against Newcastle GETTY IMAGES
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The best sporting quotes of 2013 - April and May <b>MAY</b><br/> <b>"My retirement doesn't mean the end of my life with the club. I will be able to now enjoy watching them, rather than suffer with them. But if you think about the last-minute goals, the comebacks, even the defeats, they are all about this great club of ours." </b><br/> Sir Alex Ferguson in his farewell speech at Old Trafford GETTY IMAGES
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The best sporting quotes of 2013 - April and May <b>MAY</b><br/> <b>"I don't wake up and think I've won the Masters. But when I walk in the closet and I put the green jacket on every morning, I do (laughing)." </b><br/> We now know that Adam Scott does not sleep in his Masters green jacket, but it would appear it gets plenty of use GETTY IMAGES
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The best sporting quotes of 2013 - April and May <b>MAY</b><br/> <b>"If that's what Bayern wants... It's like James Bond - except they are the other guy." </b><br/> Jurgen Klopp uses a strange analogy when referring their impending Champions League Final against Bayern Munich GETTY IMAGES
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The best sporting quotes of 2013 - April and May <b>MAY</b><br/> <b>"I am up and down like a whore's drawers."</b><br/> Ronnie O'Sullivan had the BBC apologising mid interview after he used some choice language while celebrating his fifth World Championship win GETTY IMAGES
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The best sporting quotes of 2013 - April and May <b>MAY</b><br/> <b>"It's a lovely ice cream that has been melting in the sun for the past 16 months" </b><br/> Spanish journalist Guillem Balague has us dreaming of a walk along the beach in his summing up of Barcelona's mauling at the hands of Bayern Munich GETTY IMAGES
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The best sporting quotes of 2013 - April and May <b>MAY</b><br/> <b>"The first ball, it's in such a spot that even Lassie wouldn't find it if you wrapped it in bacon. That's how bad it is." </b><br/> Jose Maria Olazabal has been warned to stay away from the bushes at the Trophee Hassan II in the future GETTY IMAGES
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The best sporting quotes of 2013 - April and May <b>MAY</b><br/> <b>"The first year I came here I was in Vegas the week before. That didn't help. The second year was my 21st birthday. That didn't help. And last year I don't have an excuse." </b><br/> Rory McIlroy discusses why he has failed to challenge for the Players Championship in recent years GETTY IMAGES
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The best sporting quotes of 2013 - April and May <b>MAY</b><br/> <b>"Probably when Lionel Messi ran straight past me!" </b><br/> David Beckham discusses the moment he knew it was time to retire GETTY IMAGES
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The best sporting quotes of 2013 - April and May <b>MAY</b><br/> <b>"F***ing cheat". </b><br/> Dylan Hartley was sent off in the Premiership final between Northampton and Leicester for insulting the referee, consequently he was banned for 11 weeks and missed the Lions tour to Australia <br/><br/> <b>"To play the game you have to play on the edge, but unfortunately he's gone to the edge of the cliff and jumped off it." </b><br/> British and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland discusses Dylan Hartley's ban GETTY IMAGES
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The best sporting quotes of 2013 - April and May <b>MAY</b><br/> <b>"I went home that night and got 10 hours sleep, I think for the first time in my life. Cathy kept coming up and I think she was checking if I was still alive." </b><br/> Sir Alex Ferguson talks of a weight lifted after parading his final Premier League trophy around Manchester GETTY IMAGES
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