First the man who started it all - David Coleman!

"And here's Moses Kiptanui - the 19 year old Kenyan, who turned 20 a few weeks ago"

"It's a great advantage to be able to hurdle with both legs"

"And with an alphabetical irony, Nigeria follows New Zealand"

"There's going to be a real ding-dong when the bell goes."

"There is Brendan Foster, by himself, with 20,000 people"

"She's not Ben Johnson - but then who is?"

Over to you, Motty...

"I was about to say, before something far more interesting interrupted ..." France v Bulgaria

"And I suppose they [Spurs] are nearer to being out of the FA Cup now than any other time since the first half of this season, when they weren't ever in it anyway."

"For those of you watching in Black and White, Spurs are in the all-yellow strip"

Terry Venables...

"Apart from their goals, Norway haven't scored"

"If history repeats itself, I should think we can expect the same thing again"

"If you can't stand the heat in the dressing-room, get out of the kitchen."

Jimmy Hill: "Don't sit on the fence Terry, what chance do you think Germany has got of getting through?"
Terry Venables: "I think it's fifty - fifty."

Come on in, Brian, the water's lovely...

"Newcastle, of course, unbeaten in their last five wins."

"Chile have three options - they could win or they could lose"

"That would have been a goal if the goalkeeper hadn't saved it"

"I came to Nantes two years ago and it's much the same today, except that it's completely different"

"A tremendous strike which hit the defender full on the arm - and it nearly came off"

"They [Rosenborg] have won 66 games, and they've scored in all of them."

Now some Big Rons...

"Zidane is not very happy, because he's suffering from the wind"

"He dribbles a lot and the opposition don't like it - you can see it all over their faces"

"They've picked their heads up off the ground and they now have a lot to carry on their shoulders"

"Well, either side could win it, or it could be a draw"

"He sliced the ball when he had it on a plate"

"I'm afraid they've left their legs at home"

"I would not say he [David Ginola] is the best left winger in the Premiership, but there are none better."

World Cup Specials

"Pires has got something about him, he can go both ways depending on who's facing him" - David Pleat

"Batistuta gets most of his goals with the ball" - Ian St John

"I wouldn't be surprised if this game went all the way to the finish" - Ian St John

"The Croatians don't play well without the ball" - Barry Venison

"It had to go in, but it didn't" - Peter Drury

"That's lifted the crowd up into the air" - Barry Davies

"He never fails to hit the target. But that was a miss." - Bobby Robson

Kevin Keegan - enough said...

"The good news for Nigeria is that they're two-nil down very early in the game"

"Gary always weighed up his options, especially when he had no choice."

"Sometimes there are too many generals and not enough, er, people waving to the generals as they, er, walk past."

Murray Walker - Grand Prix commentator

"We now have exactly the same situation as we had at the start of the race, only exactly the opposite"

"The lead car is absolutely unique, except for the one behind it which is identical"

"Just under 10 seconds for Nigel Mansel. Call it 9.5 seconds in round numbers"

Now a mixed bag of also rans...

"If we played like that every week we wouldn't be so inconsistent" - Bryan Robson, Man U, 1990.

"That's great, tell him he's Pele and get him back on." - John Lambie, Partick Thistle manager, when told a concussed striker did not know who he was.

Richard Keys : "Well Roy, do you think that you'll have to finish above Manchester United to win the league?"
Roy Evans : "You have to finish above everyone to win the league Richard."

"It's now 1-1, an exact reversal of the score on Saturday." - Radio 5 Live

"Football today, it's like a game of chess. It's all about money." - NEWCASTLE UNITED FAN, Radio 5 Live

"I'm not a believer in luck... but I do believe you need it." - ALAN BALL

"Merseyside derbies usually last 90 minutes and I'm sure today's won't be any different." - TREVOR BROOKING

"Dumbarton player Steve McCahill has limped off with a badly cut forehead." - TOM FERRIE

"And I honestly believe we can go all the way to Wembley......unless somebody knocks us out." - DAVE BASSETT

"And Arsenal now have plenty of time to dictate the last few seconds." - PETER JONES

"What makes this game so delightful is that when both teams get the ball they are attacking their opponents goal." - JIMMY HILL

"Strangely, in slow motion replay, the ball seemed to hang in the air for even longer." - DAVID ACFIELD

"What I said to them at half time would be unprintable on the radio" - Gerry Francis

"If there weren't such a thing as football, we'd all be frustrated footballers." - Mick Lyons

"He's one of those footballers whose brains are in his head" - Derek Johnstone, BBC TV Scotland (1994)

"I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel" - Stuart Pearce (1992)

"If I walked on water, my accusers would say it is because I can't swim" - Berti Vogts, Germany coach

"You don't have to have been a horse to be a jockey" - Arrigo Sacchi, Italy coach, defending a meagre playing record

"The only way we will be going to Europe is if the club splash out and take us all to Eurodisney" - Dean Holdsworth, Wimbledon

"I think having Wasps around here as well gives us that little buzz around the place" - Ray Wilkins on the QPR-Wasps groundshare

"There are some great defenders here, I just don't know their names" - David Ginola of Newcastle and France

"The referee was booking everyone. I thought he was filling in his lottery numbers" - Ian Wright

After playing Cameroon in the 1990 world cup finals: "We didn't under-estimate them. They were just a lot better than we thought" (Bobby Robson)

On the difficulties of adjusting to playing football and living in Italy: "It was like being in a foreign country" (Ian Rush)

"Bill Frindall has done a bit of mental arithmetic with a calculator" (John Arlott)

"Hodge scored for Forest after 22 seconds - totally against the run of play" (Peter Lorenzo)

"We actually got the winner three minutes from the end but then they equalised" (Ian McNail)

"I've never had major knee surgery on any other part of my body" (Winston Bennett)

"I was in a no-win situation, so I'm glad that I won rather than lost" (Frank Bruno)

"I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and father" (Greg Norman)

"Sure there have been injuries and deaths in boxing - but none of them serious" (Alan Minter)

"The Port Elizabeth ground is more of a circle than an oval. It's long and square" (Trevor Bailey)

"The racecourse is as level as a billiard ball" (John Francome)

"Watch the time - it gives you an indication of how fast they are running" (Ron Pickering)

"Playing with wingers is more effective against European sides like Brazil than English sides like Wales" (Ron Greenwood)

"A brain scan revealed that Andrew Caddick is not suffering from stress fracture of the shin" (Jo Sheldon)

"That's inches away from being millimetre perfect" (Ted Lowe)

"Bobby Gould thinks I'm trying to stab him in the back. In fact I'm right behind him" (Stuart Pearson)

"I'll fight Lloyd Honeyghan for nothing if the price is right" (Marlon Starling)

"I can't tell who's leading - It's either Oxford or Cambridge" (John Snagge - Boat Race)

"The Queen's Park Oval, exactly as its name suggests - absolutely round." (Tony Crozier)

"What will you do when you leave football, Jack - will you stay in football?" STUART HALL, Radio 5 Live

"Unfortunately, we keep kicking ourselves in the foot." RAY WILKINS, BBC1

"I've got a gut feeling in my stomach..." ALAN SUGAR, BBC1

"An inch or two either side of the post and that would have been a goal." DAVE BASSETT, Sky Sports

"Both sides have scored a couple of goals, and both sides have conceded a couple of goals." PETER WITHE, Radio 5 Live

"And we all know that in football if you stand still you go backwards..." PETER REID, Tyne Tees Sport Special

"The lad got over-excited when he saw the whites of the goalpost's eyes." STEVE COPPELL, Radio 5 Live

"The lads really ran their socks into the ground." ALEX FERGUSON

"Brian Laudrup wasn't just facing one defender - he was facing one at the front and one at the back as well." TREVOR STEVEN, STV

"That's twice now he [Terry Phelan] has got between himself and the goal." BRIAN MARWOOD, Radio 5 Live

"We threw our dice into the ring and turned up trumps." BRUCE RIOCH, ITV

"... and he crosses the line with the ball almost mesmerically tied to his foot with a ball of string..." IAN DARKE, Radio 5

David Pleat during the United States' game against Iran: "He had to cut back inside onto his left foot because he literally hasn't got a right foot."

"To play Holland, you have to play the Dutch." - Ruud Gullit

"I'd like to play for an Italian club , like Barcelona" - Mark Draper (Aston Villa)

 

Finally, some new ones contributed by a CYP member:

 

"My parents have always been there for me, ever since I was about 7."

David Beckham

"Alex Ferguson is the best manager I've ever had at this level. Well, he's the only manager I've actually had at this level. But he's the best manager I've ever had."

David Beckham

"I definitely want Brooklyn to be christened, but I don't know into what religion yet."

David Beckham

"I would not be bothered if we lost every game as long as we won the league."

Mark Viduka

"If you don't believe you can win, there is no point in getting out of bed at the end of the day."

Neville Southall

"I've had 14 bookings this season - 8 of which were my fault, but 7 of which were disputable."

Paul Gascoigne

"You've got to believe that you're going to win, and I believe we'll win the World Cup until the final whistle blows and we're knocked out."

Peter Shilton

"I faxed a transfer request to the club at the beginning of the week, but let me state that I don't want to leave Leicester "

Stan Collymore

"I was watching the Blackburn game on TV on Sunday when it flashed on the screen that George (Ndah) had scored in the first minute at Birmingham. My first reaction was to ring him up. Then I remembered he was out there playing."

Ade Akinbiyi

"Without being too harsh on David Beckham, he cost us the match."

Ian Wright

"I'm as happy as I can be - but I have been happier."

Ugo Ehiogu

" Leeds is a great club and it's been my home for years, even though I live in Middlesborough."

Jonathan Woodgate

"I took a whack on my left ankle, but something told me it was my right."

Lee Hendrie

"Germany are a very difficult team to play... they had 11 internationals out there today."

Steve Lomas

"I always used to put my right boot on first, and then obviously my right sock."

Barry Venison

"The Brazilians were South American, and the Ukrainians will be more European."

Phil Neville

"All that remains is for a few dots and commas to be crossed."

Mitchell Thomas

"One accusation you can't throw at me is that I've always done my best."

Alan Shearer

"I'd rather play in front of a full house than an empty crowd."

Johnny Giles