South African Sport-related Quotes
Jake White |
"It is a jungle and it has been a bun fight at times, but I love coaching the Springboks. It is a great honour and a privilege, and as someone who never played for the Springboks, I am living my dream as coach. If I had been given only one day to do this job, I'd have taken it." |
Hashim Amla |
"Islam certainly teaches that we have to forgive and overlook people's faults. Everybody is prone to errors. We have to make a conscious effort to better society". |
Hashim Amla |
"...as a Muslim, I believe I have to overlook his faults and forgive him. Jones sounded sincere. There was no cause for me to doubt his genuineness. I accepted his apology and wished him well." |
Dean Jones |
"The terrorist has got another wicket." Dean Jones, Australian cricket commentator after Hashim Amla (a muslim South African cricketer) took a catch in a test against Sri Lanka (Jones was fired shortly thereafter). |
Ashwell Prince |
"To be honest, I'd never thought I would be captain of South Africa". Ashwell Prince on becoming the first person of colour to captain the South African cricket team. |
Paul Roos |
"You can call us de Springbokken", South African captain Paul Roos on what the team's name was, as the South African rugby team strode from the SS Gascon. |
Hashim Amla |
"Generally, I am against quotas. When I captained the Under-19 side we had, I think, 3 Indians, 1 black, 2 coloured guys and 6 white guys. It was a fantastic team and everyone gelled perfectly but future teams must be picked on merit". |
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