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Andy Roddick (L) and Thomaz Bellucci wait for a decision - Source: Reuters -
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Angry tennis players dominate the sports quotes of the week.
"After 1am, 2am, for a 17-year-old to go out and play, it's difficult. For the people I requested to play during the day, and it didn't happen, I think it's ridiculous." - Rising tennis star BERNARD TOMIC lays into Australian Open officials for keeping him up past his bedtime after a five-set loss to Marin Cilic.
"I don't know what happened. I just looked back and it was all just dripping on the court and he had this look on his face. He was surprised. He ran off and it dribbled across the whole back of the court." - American tennis young gun DONALD YOUNG describes a bizarre incident during his Australian Open first round match against Christophe Rochus when a ball boy wet himself, resulting in a 40-minute delay.
"When he came in I wanted to give him a wave or curtsey, I don't know what you're supposed to do when royal people come in, but that was pretty cool." - Aussie tennis player CASEY DELLACQUA on the thrill of playing in front of Prince William at the Australian Open. She won too.
"Lance has won seven Tours, I've only lost five." - World road cycling champion CADEL EVANS explains why American Lance Armstrong is the Tour Down Under's biggest drawcard.
"We gave 18 wickets to Hauritz, that is more disappointing." - A not so subtle sledge of Australian off-spinner Nathan Hauritz from Pakistan skipper MOHAMMAD YOUSUF after losing the Test series 3-0.
"I don't really like the nickname. But it's the sort of nickname that if you show everyone that if you dislike it so much they're going to keep calling you it." - Australia's Mr Cricket, MIKE HUSSEY.
"Twenty20 cricket is a virus and if the ICC doesn't restrict matches of this format it will finish Test cricket as leading players will no longer want to play for their country." - Former Pakistan captain JAVED MIANDAD speaks his mind on cricket's shortest form.
"The captain rang home and he said that his parents were behind locked doors and over his mobile he could hear the bullets ricocheting and going off around the house." - Afghanistan under-19 cricket coach MIKE SHRIMPTON puts sport in perspective during the World Cup in New Zealand.
"I had Christmas up in Cairns, and not having a drop of alcohol for 12 weeks is a bit of an eye-opener. Especially with the way North Queensland is in the heat and the way my family likes to spend Christmas. It's been a learning curve." - Sydney Roosters bad boy NATE MYLES describes life off the grog.
"You've got to look at the funny side of it." - Former Brisbane Broncos player and current Castleford Tigers coach TERRY MATTERSON can still laugh despite having his finger ripped off in a freak training accident.
"He just goes in there and kicks the crap out of everybody. I mean if you can't get inspired by Patrick Swayze, you just better give it up." - Minnesota defensive end JARED ALLEN takes his motivation from a violent bar bouncer in the 1989 film "Road House".
