Sports speak

"If I had the internet in the car I could have done some on-line shopping."

"If I had the internet in the car I could have done some on-line shopping."

- Eddie Irvine on the boringly straightforward Barcelona Grand Prix.

"We are sports people, not warriors - we go to play football, not to make war."

- Yugoslav football secretary Branco Bulatovic's response to the visa cancellation for the Euro 2000 tie with the Republic of Ireland.

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"Do I look like I can hurt anybody?"

- Andre Agassi after his merciless 6-2, 6-2, 6-0 demolition of Marcelo Filippini in moving to the French Open semi-final.

"No. I have other commitments, vegetables to pick."

- Europe's Ryder Cup captain Mark James on whether his runner-up spot at the Volvo PGA would alter his playing schedule.