QUOTES OF THE WEEK

I am the steering wheel. My foot is on the accelerator and the brake. The deal simply means we will have a bigger engine. Sam Hammam, managing director of Wimbledon football club, after selling the majority of his shares.

Football is like a peach tree. If you want peaches you can buy peaches, or you can buy a tree, or you can plant a seed and wait. Hammam.

It serves them right for sending us Rolf Harris. Bernard Manning, on England's first-Test victory over Australia.

I don't think 19 is too late to take your first title. Iva Majoli after beating Martina Hingis in the French Open tennis final.

I've never won a title before, that's why I don't know how to open champagne. Gustavo Kuerten, the unseeded Brazilian winner of the French Open men's singles, after making a mess with the bubbly.

He may have signed contracts for millions of dollars, but imagine being 21 and not being able to slip to McDonald's without being mobbed. Tom Lehman, American golfer, on the Tiger Woods mania sweeping the United States.

My wife burst into tears when I told her. They were definitely tears of joy; after all, she won't be seeing me for another month. Nigel Redman, the Bath lock, on his call up to the Lions tour.

Sometimes people give Brazil too much respect. They think they've come from another planet. Glenn Hoddle, prior to Brazil beating England in the Tournoi.

It would be brilliant to be as big as Gazza. I would love to be that big. David Beckham.

Michael Jordan gets away on a golf course, Dennis (Rodman) doesn't play golf. Jerry Krause, Chicago Bulls general manager, excuses the wild man of basketball, and his nights out in Vegas during the NBA finals.

He's an alien. To finish second behind him is like a victory for me. Carlos Checa, Spanish motorcyclist, after losing to world champion Michael Doohan in the 500cc French Grand Prix.