Supershorts They Said It: 'I'm not a wheeler dealer'

"I'm not a wheeler and dealer - f**k off. I've not made my name as a wheeler and dealer, don't say that. I'm a f**king football manager ..." Tottenham's wheeling-and-dealing manager Harry Redknapp gets prickly during an interview with Sky TV.

"You don't see that too often."
Cricket commentator Sir Ian Botham - oblivious to devious schemes - as Pakistani bowler Mohammad Amir overstepped by more than 30cm for a no-ball on the first ball of the third over last week.

"These things are part of everyday life in Pakistan. When a player is accused of taking money, it could be a case of sheer greed. Or they might want the money to pay for a new generator in their home village. Or they might even have been threatened with violence against themselves or a member of their family."
Former Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson on cricket's latest kerfuffle.

"Yep, done for rest of summer. Man of the World Cup Twenty20 and dropped from the T20 side too. It's a f**k up!! Surrey have signed me for 1 ..."
English cricketer Kevin Pietersen tweets on being dropped. The message was removed amid suggestions he thought he was texting a friend.

"I think Tyson [Gay] sits at home and cusses me. He just really gets upset because every time he runs fast, I run faster than he does."

Sprint ace Usain Bolt reckons his US rival "probably just hates my guts" because he's so brilliant. Usain, it might also be because you're a bit of an ass ...

"Personally, I've never responded to that call before."
Orange County Fire Authority boss Captain Greg McKeown, after his crew put out a 5ha fire caused when a golfer accidentally struck a rock with his iron while playing out of the rough in blaze-prone Southern California.