costumes.

"The WBC is wrong and I will not be intimidated by them. I am the heavyweight champion of the world and today I withdraw my recognition of the WBC. For as long as I am champion I will not recognise or defend this dishonest belt.'' -- Bowe lashing out at the WBC before depositing their version of the championship belt in the garbage.

"I have played under each of the three foreign coaches we have had and to be honest they all were about to be asked to leave anyway. At some point Bermudians have a tendency to jump on whoever it is when things are not going as expected.'' -- Outgoing Bermuda national team soccer coach Gary Darrell disputing the need for a foreign coach.

"I think it was a very unfair question to put to Shawn (Goater) and Kentoine Jennings when we came from the last away match in Canada. What were they to say anyway?'' -- Darrell voicing disagreement with ZBM sportscaster Mike Sharpe's questioning of the duo on his motivational skills.

"My plan was to break him up downstairs and everything went more or less to plan.'' -- WBC super-middleweight champion Nigel Benn following his 11th-round knockout of Welshman Nicky Piper.

"If we don't sit back and realise we did have something special the last two years -- that edge -- then we're going to lose it. That bothers me, and it should bother everybody.'' -- Basketball star Michael Jordan on the Chicago Bulls' apparent lack of enthusiasm this season.

"This is something to build on. We've got the foundation down; now we've got to pour the concrete.'' -- Linebacker Bryan Cox speaking following Miami Dolphins' 20-7 demolition of the Los Angeles Raiders.