Through the medium of radio we've had a huge amount of memorable and insightful quotes on Newstalk Sport over the past 12 months.
From Off The Ball Roadshows to interviews, some quotes were pretty striking and here are just some of the highlights from the year that was...
If I was the chairman of Aston Villa, I'd be sacking Paul Lambert straight away for that comment because there's going to be lots of supporters going to their games at the weekend wanting to see their side do well
Stewart Robson reacts to Lambert's FA Cup comments, January 3rd
'If that hits you in the neck - like a Nash bullet - you could literally be killed and that's where the GAA are coming from'
Christy O'Connor on Off The Ball, January 9th
'They are friends with Qatar and it wasn't easy for them. I'm sure, one day I will see them and say sorry and that I had no choice. If they were in my position, they would do the same.'
Zahir Belounis on Zidane and Guardiola, Off The Ball January 22nd
'In my experience, it's only people who don't play sport at a professional level who think that there is anything remotely erotic about a locker room.'
Ex-NBA star John Amaechi on Off The Ball, February 17th
'It was something that we learned more and more about as we got older in different chapters of our lives on how important the victory was, not as a sporting event but as a victory in the Cold War'
Jim Craig on the Miracle on Ice, Off The Ball February 19th
'They're not quite a laughing stock, but they are approaching that'
Rugby writer Gavin Mortimer on French rugby, Off The Ball March 11th
'When incompetent people look in the mirror, they often see things they don't like and then the question is, what are they going to do?'
Raymond Verheijen on Arsenal injuries, Off The Ball March 20th
'I didn't resent him because he made you feel as if you were still part of the football club and made you feel special.'
Nigel Winterburn on Arsene Wenger, Off The Ball March 21st
'Sometimes when you step away, you question yourself'
Kildare's Johnny Doyle on retiring, Off The Ball April 8th
'We never spoke about the World Cup. That's a bit of Hollywood for you. He wanted to know about me as a person'
Ex-South Africa rugby captain Francois Pienaar on meeting Mandela, Off The Ball April 15th
'Now, most people would say he was deluded but he said he saw through that wall and he knew he had to get out of that prison. But he also knew that using the law itself was not the way out. The way out was to find what the spiritual core of living is about and so what he did was educate himself'
Ken Klonsky on the late Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter, Off The Ball April 22nd
'Jonny Wilkinson was the Roy Keane of Rugby'
Trevor Hogan, Off The Ball May 19th
'I've come to realize, there's more to life than Cork and I have to get out there and see it.'
Ronan O'Gara on Off The Ball, May 21st
'He's like a spoilt 6-year-old kid. It's unbelievable and even to try to get away with that excuse...he's a grown man, he's won the league, he's on £200K a week and he's insulted that they're not acknowledging his birthday.'
John Giles on Yaya Toure, Off The Ball May 22nd
'I decided that I quite enjoyed not playing anymore. So I've fallen into not playing, really'
Ex-Tottenham midfielder David Bentley, Off The Ball May 27th
'It is the Roman Colosseum for him. They bring out the Christians and he slaughters them. He is just like that movie 300.'
Luke Jensen on Rafa Nadal's French Open dominance, June 9th
'It was more amazing for my family than it was for me because realistically he was talking crap'
Nicky Butt on getting praise from Pele, June 10th
'Last year was a turning point for hurling'
Sunday Independent GAA correspondent Damien Lawlor, Off The Ball June 11th
'The RTE reaction Eamon Dunphy got about me wasn't very favourable'
John Giles on his inauspicious start to punditry, Off The Ball June 12th
'[What stunned me] was that she doesn't think she's being used. If we look at Lance's history, he is a masterful manipulator'
Betsy Andreu reacts to the Emma O'Reilly interview on Off The Ball, July 9th
'I'm happy with my career but I could have been happier if I could have been treated like a champion should have been treated because management and fighters take advantage of fighters.'
Boxing great Larry Holmes on Off The Ball, July 16th
'It did annoy me no end in my time with Leitrim when everybody talking about Leitrim talked as if it was a disadvantaged county. I don't agree with that philosophy at all to be honest with you. I used to hate it when I played for Leitrim there was always this condescending comment - 'isn't it great Leitrim are doing well?''
Declan Darcy looks back at the Connacht 1994 win on Off The Ball, July 23rd
'You don't want the perception that you're a cheat'
Limerick's Shane Dowling on a goal against Wexford, Off The Ball July 28th
'In many ways I think he is much more admirable as a citizen than Tiger, but I also don't think that he is quite as good as Tiger was and the reason is that Rory has had a hinterland. He has another life, he's been normal. Tiger really had an extraordinary upbringing'
The Times' John Hopkins compares Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy on Golf Weekly, July 30th
'It's the most frustrating year I've ever had regards an injury'
Kieran Donaghy months before winning the All Ireland again, Off The Ball July 31st
'It was like stealing a dream from a kid. They stole my dream. Simple as that'
David Ginola on international regrets, Off The Ball August 6th
'Anyone who's won an All Ireland medal will tell you they should've won more'
'I don't think Kilkenny have a player who is unhurlable'
Daithi Regan analysing the Cats, Off The Ball August 11th
'Sometimes your actions in defeat are more important than the actions when you win'
Ireland's backs coach Greg McWilliams on the women's World Cup achievement, Off The Ball August 13th
'I'd go mental if I was in charge of that team. I'd fine them and I'd say even the slightest rumour of anything like this happening again and you'll be replaced'
Eddie Jordan on Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg's bickering, Off The Ball August 26h
'I'd rather not qualify. It may sound controversial, but if I'm completely honest, I'd rather that we went back to the drawing board, the same way that Germany had to do'
'I have to be honest, the vile abuse and language out of them was unbelievable. And because Bray don't get much of an atmosphere there, you could hear everything and there were kids beside me. I'd be fairly thick-skinned when it comes to this stuff and I've heard it all and I couldn't listen to it.'
Stuart Byrne on fan behaviour at a particular League of Ireland ground, Off The Ball September 16th
'You could probably say I was clinically obese'
Jamie Heaslip talks nutrition on Off The Ball, September 17th
"The biggest disappointment for me is that I'll probably never been involved with Mayo again as coach, selector, whatever"
Liam McHale on Mayo mess, Off The Ball September 23rd
'I've had the best seat in the house to see how good he's been for the last decade and how important he's been to me and the teams that we've been involved in'
Brian O'Driscoll on his appreciation for Gordon D'Arcy, Off The Ball September 26th
'I never came out to be a trailblazer, I came out to save my life'
Former Wales and Lions player Gareth Thomas, Off The Ball October 3rd
'I took a hell of a long time to be me'
Sol Campbell on Off The Ball, October 21st
'His eye for a player looks like it could be a glass one'
Daniel Harris on Brendan Rodgers' signing, Off The Ball October 22nd
'It's very impressive but it makes you sick'
David Gillick on Justin Gatlin's 2014 exploits, Off The Ball October 28th
'You can change your spouse, your friends but never your club'
Man vs Food's Adam Richman talks Tottenham, Team 33 November 6th
'He's not the loveable type of manager. But none are'
Ex-Mayo footballer Conor Mortimer on James Horan, Off The Ball November 11th
'The can of worms is overflowing with strange looking creatures once more'
Philippe Auclair on controversy at FIFA, Off The Ball November 13th
'The thing Moyes has got to look out for is putting weight on"
John Aldridge on Moyes joining Real Sociedad, Team 33 November 14th
'In many ways Roy Keane is bigger than One Direction'
Kevin Kilbane on his former team-mate, Off The Ball November 17th
'I feel bad because nothing has changed'
Zahir Belounis on Team 33, November 25th
'I suppose I've lived by the sword and I die by the sword. I got my chance and I thank Brian Cody for that.'
Kilkenny's Aidan Fogarty on retirement, November 26th
'I still have the same hunger like I did 20 years ago but it's a different sort of reflection when you lose. It doesn't hurt you as much because I feel like I've had a good career'
Ken Doherty on dealing with defeat, Off The Ball, December 2nd
'Cantona was almost like Fergie's Luca Brasi'
Bearded Genius on Team 33, December 2nd
'I remember being in intensive care, looking at the clock and thinking 'don't go to sleep, don't go to sleep'. I can laugh about it now but I was petrified.'
Graeme Souness on heart problems during the Off The Ball Roadshow in Drogheda, December 11th
'Remember the late, great Bill Shankly when he was asked about Phil Thompson? He went 'Phil Thompson, he's the only fella who could walk into a brick wall with a hard on and break his bloody nose.''
Chris Kamara at the Off The Ball Roadshow in Drogheda, December 11th
'Read the papers and you'd think he tried to blow the house down like the big bad wolf'
John Giles on Roy Keane's visit to Tom Cleverley's house Off The Ball, December 18th
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