Supershorts They Said It: 'I pushed it too far'

Triathlete Bevan Docherty. Photo / Janna Dixon

'The World Cup Series nowadays is so competitive that, in order to win, you need to push the limits. Unfortunately for me, I pushed too far.'
Champion Kiwi triathlete Bevan Docherty laments his poor showing on the world circuit this season.

A lot of Maori and Pacific Island players will see a young Maori man making a name for himself playing soccer. It's got to be appealing. And he's making a lot of money for doing it. Instead of being paid buttons and getting smashed up in rugby mauls and all that.
Ryan Nelsen on Winston Reid's English Premier League soccer debut for West Ham.

'I'm sure if there was going to be some sort of parting of the ways, I'd be the first to know. I don't see any chance of that happening.'
Tiger Woods' caddie Steve Williams replies to speculation the duo may be near splitting.

'I understand it from a professional footballer's point of view but there is a bigger picture. Ryan has strong views and that's one of the reasons he's a great leader, but there will be occasions when we will agree to disagree.'
New Zealand Football chief executive Michael Glading obviously disagrees with All Whites captain Ryan Nelsen's view that Winston Reid might be better served staying in Britain to cement his place in the West Ham team.

'Nobody ever believed I would come back. I won two slams and played the finals of the US Open and won the Australian Open, then everything changes, you don't win the French or Wimbledon and things are bad again.'
Roger Federer on talk of his demise yet again after losing to Andy Murray in last week's final in Toronto.