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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 January, February and March.
Click through the gallery to see the best quotes and find links to the memorable words from the rest of the year below...
The best sporting quotes of 2013 - January, February and March Show all 14 1 /14The best sporting quotes of 2013 - January, February and March The best sporting quotes of 2013 - January, February and March <b>JANUARY</b><br/> <b>"I'm not the most believable guy in the world right now."</b><br/> Lance Armstrong speaking to Oprah Winfrey about doping during all seven of his Tour de France wins <br/><br/> <b>"I viewed this situation as one big lie that I repeated a lot of times." </b><br/> More from Armstrong <br/><br/> <b>"Yes."</b><br/> And at last, the actual confession in response to being questioned on whether he doped GETTY IMAGES
The best sporting quotes of 2013 - January, February and March <b>JANUARY</b><br/> <b>"It is the biggest club I have ever played for. In the Premier League, there is no bigger club than Liverpool." </b><br/> Daniel Sturridge - once of Manchester City and Chelsea - gives his view on his new club GETTY IMAGES
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The best sporting quotes of 2013 - January, February and March <b>JANUARY</b><br/> <b>"So I'm a liar? He's thin then, that gives reason to call me a liar." </b><br/> Marco Materazzi's feud with Rafael Benitez GETTY IMAGES
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The best sporting quotes of 2013 - January, February and March <b>JANUARY</b><br/> <b>"He won't talk to me on Twitter, as I don't know what Twitter is." </b><br/> Harry Redknapp on social media GETTY IMAGES
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The best sporting quotes of 2013 - January, February and March <b>JANUARY</b><br/> <b>"A fly-half is like a good French wine. The older you are, the better you are." </b><br/> France rugby coach Phillipe Andre backs Frederic Michalak GETTY IMAGES
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The best sporting quotes of 2013 - January, February and March <b>FEBRUARY</b><br/> <b>"It's not me who chose to buy me." </b><br/> Christopher Samba defends himself after moving to QPR for a huge fee - and doing little to justify it GETTY IMAGES
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The best sporting quotes of 2013 - January, February and March <b>FEBRUARY</b><br/> <b>"Statistics are like a bikini, it shows a lot but not the whole thing." </b><br/> Scotland rugby coach Scott Johnson on statistics and bikinis PA
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The best sporting quotes of 2013 - January, February and March <b>FEBRUARY</b><br/> <b>"It just shows how effective our training is! He trained here once and is bought by PSG!" </b><br/> Arsene Wenger talks about David Beckham training with Arsenal GETTY IMAGES
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The best sporting quotes of 2013 - January, February and March <b>FEBRUARY</b><br/> <b>"It's just something I've always loved and coming to India, it was the first thing I packed." </b><br/> Women's England cricket captain Charlotte Edwards declares her love for tomato ketchup GETTY IMAGES
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The best sporting quotes of 2013 - January, February and March <b>FEBRUARY</b><br/> <b>"The whole of Burkina Faso can be proud of their players." </b><br/> Burkina Faso's Belgian coach Paul Put credits his players after their African Cup of Nations final defeat GETTY IMAGES
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The best sporting quotes of 2013 - January, February and March <b>MARCH</b><br/> <b>"He was crazy, it was like having a 12-year-old in the dressing room." </b><br/> James Milner sums up life with Mario Balotelli GETTY IMAGES
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The best sporting quotes of 2013 - January, February and March <b>MARCH</b><br/> <b>"I've got a plan to stop him, it's called a machete. Plan B is a machine gun!" </b><br/> Sir Alex Ferguson thinks of ways to try and stop Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of Manchester United's Champions League tie with Real Madrid GETTY IMAGES
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The best sporting quotes of 2013 - January, February and March <b>MARCH</b><br/> <b>"Spurs have had all these great players. They had Ginola before. They had ... Anderton." </b><br/> Arsene Wenger goes through Tottenham's greatest players GETTY IMAGES
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The best sporting quotes of 2013 - January, February and March <b>MARCH</b><br/> <b>"I have watched Barnsley and it is clear they are not Real Madrid." </b><br/> Roberto Mancini states the obvious GETTY IMAGES
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