Sports Speak: Week in quotes

"I feel God had a hand in this. He has a divine plan

"I feel God had a hand in this. He has a divine plan. Some of the things that happened out there on that pitch I don't have answers for."

- South Africa's Jannie de Beer, who kicked a record five drop goals against England last weekend.

"I've double the workload because Michael doesn't like doing PR work too much."

- Despite being the possible world champion, Eddie Irvine knows only too well what it is like to be number two to Schumacher.

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"The blow was definitely after the bell."

- a member of the Nevada State Commission again called in to arbitrate for Mike Tyson.

jwatterson@irish-times.ie

Johnny Watterson

Johnny Watterson

Johnny Watterson is a sports writer with The Irish Times