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2015 has been a memorable year for sport in many different ways.
On the field we saw some incredible matches, and many legends got a proper send off.
Off the field, England hosted what is being hailed as the most successful Rugby World Cup ever. There were also moments we would like to forget, with doping scandals in athletics and corruption at the highest levels of Fifa.
However, rather than as a year of great highs and lows, 2015 may well go down in history as the year of the sports personality, as some outspoken sportspeople showed that they have a way with words as well as with the ball.
Others demonstrated a sense of humour, while a few provided warnings of being to open with your views.
Some of the following quotes even entertained more than the sporting events they accompanied, while others placed a light atmosphere on some dark moments.
Show all 27 1 /27Sports Quotes of the Year 2015 Sports Quotes of the Year 2015 Jose Mourinho after Chelsea’s shock FA cup loss to Bradford: 'I repeat the word that I used yesterday in case we lost - it's a disgrace. A sporting disgrace, but it's a disgrace.'
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Sports Quotes of the Year 2015 Cristiano Ronaldo after winning the Ballon d’Or 'I would like to thank all of those who voted for me, my president, my coach and Real Madrid. It has been an unforgettable year. To win this trophy at the end of it is something incredibly unique.'
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Sports Quotes of the Year 2015 Toto Wolff on Red Bull’s rise to dominance in Formula One 'I remember Red Bull, transitioning from a super cool team with Star Wars costumes in Monaco, and all of us being so happy for them scoring a podium there, to a team that was seen as the Dark Side! From being a Jedi, you become Darth Vader.'
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Sports Quotes of the Year 2015 Harry Redknapp after leaving his job as QPR manager due to medical reasons 'I’m struggling so badly now. I can’t walk; I can barely stand and watch. I’m in pain all the time. I’ve been putting it off, and putting it off, but it has got to the stage where I cannot do the job.'
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Sports Quotes of the Year 2015 Jamie Redknapp on Arsenal’s humiliating 3-1 home defeat to Monaco 'This is Wenger's most disappointing performance in Europe, ever. Cazorla, Rosicky and Oxlade-Chamberlain couldn't tackle a hot dinner. It was so inept.'
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Sports Quotes of the Year 2015 Ireland captain Paul O’Connell on Ireland’s dramatic Six Nations victory when three countries went into the final day with a chance of winning 'I never would have predicted such a game at Twickenham. Fair play to England and fair play to France. I've never received a trophy in such a bizarre situation. It's strange. In some ways it's better than last year.'
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Sports Quotes of the Year 2015 Joe Root on being compared to Geoffrey Boycott 'Much as I admire the man I've been named after, my fellow Yorkshireman Geoffrey Boycott, I'm not all that keen on being compared to him for my running between the wickets.'
Sports Quotes of the Year 2015 Jordan Spieth on victory at the Masters 'There’s a reason I have a hairline like this, it’s stressful, what we do on a daily basis.'
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Sports Quotes of the Year 2015 Nigel Pearson’s strange outburst in a Leicester press conference 'If you don’t understand that question then I think you are an ostrich, your head must be in the sand. Is your head in the sand?'
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Sports Quotes of the Year 2015 Floyd Mayweather before the disappointing mega-fight against Manny Pacquiao 'It’s time to fight now. The biggest fight in history. I feel good. I feel strong.'
Sports Quotes of the Year 2015 Sepp Blatter announces his resignation as the president of Fifa 'I will organise extraordinary congress for a replacement for me as president. I will not stand. I am now free from the constraints of an election.'
Sports Quotes of the Year 2015 Toni Duggan on England’s third place finish at the Women’s World Cup 'I think when people look back at the women’s game, if we have success in the future, they will see this summer as the big turning point.'
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Sports Quotes of the Year 2015 Fabian Delph six days before leaving Aston Villa in an £8m move to Manchester City 'I’m aware there has been intense media speculation surrounding my future in the last 24 hours and I want to set the record straight. I’m not leaving. I’m staying at the football club and I can’t wait for the start of the season and captaining this great football club.'
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Sports Quotes of the Year 2015 Tyson Fury on Wladimir Klitschko 'I adapt. You put me in the jungle in Africa, I'll come out wearing a chinchilla and being a millionaire, you put him in the jungle he'll probably just get eaten by the lions.'
'You have about as much charisma as my underpants. Zero.'
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Sports Quotes of the Year 2015 Chris Froome after Stage 14 of the Tour De France 'Someone threw a cup of urine into my face and shouted 'doper' which is wrong on so many different levels.'
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Sports Quotes of the Year 2015 Geoffrey Boycott after Australia lose the 4th Ashes test by an innings and 78 runs 'These pathetic Australians are so bad it is unbelievable.'
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Sports Quotes of the Year 2015 Michael Johnson on Usain Bolt’s victory in the 100m at the Athletics World Championships 'Usain Bolt was challenged here more than he has been at any time during his career. Put on top of that the burden of 'saving the sport' which was placed on his shoulders, it means that the pressure was there. I have to give him so much credit for that performance.'
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Sports Quotes of the Year 2015 Wayne Rooney after becoming England’s top scorer 'This is such a huge moment for myself and my family in my career. Hopefully for the team and for myself there will be a lot more to come, we can be successful.'
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Sports Quotes of the Year 2015 Alex Ferguson cites Eric Cantona, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and Cristiano Ronaldo when speaking at the launch of his new book 'I only ever had four world-class players at Manchester United.'
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Sports Quotes of the Year 2015 Jurgen Klopp during his first press conference as Liverpool manager 'I don't want to describe myself. I'm a totally normal guy, I'm the Normal One.'
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Sports Quotes of the Year 2015 Aaron Ramsey after Wales qualify for Euro 2016 'What a great moment for Welsh football. What an achievement to have made history, we are finally going to a major tournament. It's not going to sink in for a while, I'm so proud. We are finally going.'
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Sports Quotes of the Year 2015 Matt Dawson reaction to the late penalty decision drama which robbed Scotland of a semi-final spot ‘Craig Joubert you are a disgrace and should never referee again! How dare you sprint off the pitch after that decision!'
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Sports Quotes of the Year 2015 John Terry responding to criticism from Robbie Savage 'When certain other people speak, maybe I don’t like listening and taking it on the chin. When players have not had a career, have played at a really bad level throughout their career and come for people who have achieved what I have achieved in the game... Robbie Savage being one.'
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Sports Quotes of the Year 2015 Lewis Hamilton on his celebrations after clinching his third F1 world title 'Up until last year I didn’t really drink a lot. It’s changed a lot this year. You’d be really proud if you knew how much I’d consumed. I plan the next couple of months to be party time.'
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Sports Quotes of the Year 2015 Andy Murray after Great Britain’s Davis Cup victory 'It feels amazing. I never thought we would have the opportunity to do this and I can’t believe we have.'
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Sports Quotes of the Year 2015 Jose Mourinho after Chelsea’s 2-1 defeat to Leicester, the game before his sacking 'One of my best qualities is to read the game for my players and I feel like my work was betrayed.'
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Sports Quotes of the Year 2015 Tyson Fury responding to calls he should be removed from the sports personality of the year shortlist 'Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved.'
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