FUNNY SPORTS QUOTES \ Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Dinara Safina

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TENNIS QUOTES

Quotes from the U. S. Open, 2008

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"When he plays his best, I would take everything what he has: his power, fighting spirit. I mean he reads the game very good, and when he plays he's the best everything. When he plays his worst game, then I don't need anything."

Dinara Safina on what she would most like to take from her brother Marat's game.

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"I think forever I'm going to be his little sister.

Dinara Safina on whether she will ever be able to overshadow her brother - as she spends an entire press conference answering questions about her brother.

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"I think if she will do everything opposite of what I've been doing throughout the years she will be number one in the world for a long time. That's as simple as it is."

Safin with some advice for sister Dinara

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"Rodney Dangerfield. Vinny Spade. That's like my alter ego, actually, my rap name."

Spadea considers changing his name to bring about a change in fortunes.

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"The Spadea line has kind of like been downgraded to like hats and T-shirts on my website."

Spadea admits his clothing range hasn't quite taken off as planned.

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"I don't even remember holding up the trophy. I didn't even know I won this tournament."

Has age caught up with 1999 and 2002 winner Serena Williams?

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"The other thing I thought was weird too is the gymnasts are so much smaller than you actually think. On TV they're small, but when they walk in packs, looks like a group of second graders. They look about 14 and they're about 4'8"."

Sam Querrey shares his memories of the Olympic village.

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"There was this guy, I think he's from Great Britain, playing badminton. Stocky guy. We were watching him on TV and he won. We were eating lunch and he walked in with a sleeveless shirt like he was the man of the Olympics. So kind of funny."

Another Beijing tale from Querrey.

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