Sports Personality Quotes

I have the utmost respect for Charles Barkley. He was a heck of a ballplayer... When it comes to basketball, please quote Charles Barkley. But when it comes to race in America? Please don't quote Charles Barkley.

When I became a presenter, Bob Wilson was the only other ex-sportsman doing it.

The sport needs a personality, not a fighter. We've got plenty of great fighters in the sport, but no personalities. No one is standing for anything. The last personality we had was Mike Tyson. He stood for something. It wasn't much, but he stood for something.

I admire Roger Federer, not only for his tennis but also for his personality.

I have my own batting style and don't want to be compared with Kohli.

It has been an honour to present BBC 'Sports Personality Of The Year' for the last 19 years and I have loved every minute of it. The BBC have asked me to stay but I had made the decision to downsize my commitments a while ago, and I knew that the time would be right after what was always set to be a magical 2012.

I would love to be a player today. I had the right personality for it.

Golf is difficult to get your personality over because you are such a bottle of concentration.

I'm a bit biased with my love for Kyle Long. I would say he's the best bald guard in football.

Basketball comes first to me but I also pride myself on being an approachable person online and offline, talking to people when I walk through the mall and stuff like that.

I'm an aggressive player. I always have been.

Shaun Wright-Phillips has got a big heart. It's as big as him, which isn't very big, but it's bigger.

Personally, I like Jerome Boateng. He is physically strong.

Jae Crowder, he's like my big bro.

Predominantly I'm an Adidas guy who walks around in sports gear all the time because there's always a ball right next to me somewhere. I do a lot of sports, but I do enjoy wearing a lot of suits.

When I'm back in my country, it's like being David Beckham. But it's like that for David Beckham all over the world. It must be more difficult for him than for me.

Sports have always been a huge part of my life and my conversations. It is a thrill and an honor to be a part of this ground-breaking show. I am a competitor at heart, but a true sports fan to my core.

LeBron's a good player, but I look at him as just a regular guy to me.

As an athlete, I was never really comfortable with being a celebrity.

I always say, to this day, that the Air Jordan guy was great and God bless him. But I'll always just remember Michael, the guy.

It would be great to be recognised for my achievements, but Sports Personality isn't about that.

If you know sports in Dade County, you know me.

OK, Wayne Rooney is always the center of attention, and I always have to answer questions about him. But Wayne is Wayne, and he will always contribute in a game.

I suppose my look, the way I play - you combine all that sort of stuff and that makes people interested in what I actually do. So then, when off-the-field stuff happens... I suppose it's one of those cocktail mixes.

I always wanted to become a good role model for kids as a professional football player. Unfortunately, I didn't attain that through football, but I was smart enough to realize that professional wrestling provided another opportunity for that.