The best sayings from the world of sports

From “Bambi protection” to fights with demons to emotional statements. s+ has collected some special statements from the world of sports. ALPINE SKIING “This is my moment. It's the best result of my career, it's like gold at the Olympics. This is all connected with a lot of emotions. It’s the best gift I could have given myself.” Alexis Pinturault , when he won his first overall World Cup victory on his 30th birthday. “It means a lot because I made history.” Peter Vlhova about the first overall World Cup victory by a Slovakian woman in skiing. NHL ICE HOCKEY “We had some players – I have to look at the video to see if they played at all. You couldn’t see them.” Dallas coach Rick Bowness after the NHL club's 1-4 home defeat against St. Louis. SOCCER “He's nicknamed Bambi, but the Bambi protection goes away at some point, then it's about reliability. He has that. He doesn’t have to become Gennaro Gattuso.” Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann about Jamal Musiala. TENNIS “For $100.000, other people would be quarantined for a lot longer.” Alexander Zverev about the criticism of some professionals about the quarantine conditions at the Australian Open. There was $100.000 for the Melbourne first round. “Watching Rafa play in Roland Garros is like watching your favorite movie. You’re enjoying it a lot, but you already know what’s going to happen.” Victoria Azarenka about Rafael Nadal's dominance in Paris. “Every Grand Slam is like climbing Mount Everest.” Novak Djokovic before the successful defense of the title at Wimbledon. FORMULA 1 “But there is still a long way to go, 22 (races)... I will probably be grey(haired) at the end.” Lewis Hamilton after his narrow victory ahead of Max Verstappen in the first World Cup race of the season. “A miracle had to happen for this title to happen. I’ve dreamed of this since I was a child.” Max Verstappen about winning his first world title with Red Bull – in the final lap of the last race of the season. MOTORCYCLE WORLD CUP “I’ve become something of an icon, and that’s wonderful.” Valentino Rossi (42) before his last career race. OLYMPIC GAMES “Even when I crossed the line in the road race in Tokyo, I thought: Is it over now, do I have to keep going?” Cycling surprise Olympic champion Anna kiesenhofer (AUT). “I wasn’t sure what emotions to play with. Should I go full throttle straight away or let her play along a bit?” Table tennis player Liu Jia (39) after her preliminary round victory against the Syrian Hend Zaza (the youngest Olympian at 12). “It's like fighting demons. Just terrible." Exceptional US gymnast Simone Biles complained about the enormous pressure to succeed at the Olympics. “We’ll all be cooking in the same frying pan. It's an elimination race. Let’s see who’s left.” World record holder Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya) about the temperature and humidity during the marathon. “The athletes gave these Games a great Olympic soul.” IOC President Thomas Bach “If you want to go to the Olympics, you have to do well at the German championships and have the young chickens under control.” Claudia Pechstein (49) after winning her 40th championship title in German speed skating

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The best sayings from the world of sports

2021 is coming to an end. The sports world also had a lot to report this year. Here are some of the best sayings.

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