Following are memorable quotes of sports in year 2007:
"The only thing that is stopping Tyson Gay from running into the 9.7s are the wind conditions. When I have the right wind reading, I will truly run something amazing."
-- Tyson Gay on the Beijing Olympics.
"To spit everywhere, to stand midway in a line, to smoke in public occasion and to talk dirty words are what I call the new 'Si Hai' (four pests), which will do harm to Beijing's image."
-- Zi Huajun, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), on a proposal to ban smoking at next year's Olympic Games.
"I idolize nobody but table tennis players because ping pong is China's No. 1 sport."
-- Chinese table tennis star Zhang Yining on the sport.
"I want to apologize to you all for all of this. I am sorry for disappointing you all in so many ways."
-- Marion Jones on doping.
"Coaches have their own responsibility, players respond for what they should and officials with theirs."
-- China's soccer chief Xie Yalong on the national team's failure at the Asian Cup.
"I have tested positive but I have never taken drugs and I feelone hundred percent innocent."
-- Martina Hingis on the positive test.
"I think the Iraq players are fantastic. With all their problems... they have power inside themselves, extra power to do what they want. This has been a good learning process for me and I will keep it forever in my life."
-- Iraq coach Jorvan Vieira on the Asian Cup victory.
"I want to ask Yao Ming, my big brother, what he feels after getting married."
-- Liu Xiang on Yao Ming's marriage.
"I'm taller than Liu Xiang. That's the only advantage of mine over Liu, "
-- Shi Chunpeng on teammate Liu Xiang.
"Going into your first season you don't expect to be joint leading the drivers' championship. It was only last year I was watching the Grands Prix. It is unreal."
-- Lewis Hamilton on his career.
Source: Xinhua
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