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Annual review: the sayings of 2020

“What kind of shoes are they? – That doesn’t exist – dirty shoes “screamed Dominic Thiem in the US Open semifinals against Daniil Medvedev his frustration from the soul because he slipped so often on hard court.

“Everyone still lives at home, did the whole family survive well?” Thiem after the dramatic US Open final victory to his brother Moritz.

“I didn’t wake up because I haven’t fallen asleep yet.” Thiem a good 30 hours after the US Open final when asked how you feel when you wake up as a Grand Slam winner.

“Dominic Thiem has freed himself from an apparently impossible situation. I call him Houdini, the Houdini of tennis. “ Boris Becker after the US Open final.

“I’ve always thought about it when I’ve seen the big players sink to the ground and look at the sky. I always wanted to see what they saw. “ US Open winner Naomi Osaka about their final victory cheers.

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“It’s too cold. What is the point of sitting here like ducks? “ Victoria Azarenka during a break in play at the cool French Open as supervisor.

“It will take me a while to realize that. I have great respect for Michael. ” Lewis Hamilton after Michael Schumacher’s Formula 1 record was set with 91 victories.

“Someday someone will break the Lewis record who may still be in kindergarten today.” Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff on Lewis Hamilton’s winning record.

“That was one of the colossal fuck-ups we’ve ever had.” Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff after the tire mistake at the Sakhir Grand Prix in Bahrain.

„I mog nimma. Sebastian Vettel after some Formula 1 blows over his emotional state in his last Ferrari year.

“The Scuderia is currently being defeated by teams and cars that would not even be parked in the Maranello sanctuary.” The newspaper “Corriere della Serra” whether the Ferrari misery.

Sebastian Vettel

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Sebastian Vettel and 2020 wasn’t a good combination

“Simply because I can.” Boxer Mike Tyson on the occasion of the announcement of the return to the ring.

“I was called a clown, but who’s the best laughing at the end?” The extravagant Scot Peter Wright after winning the darts world championship title.

“I would have to lose an arm and a leg to get out of the top 50.” World snooker champion Ronnie O’Sullivan about the weak competition in his opinion.

“Of course there are always players who tie the polar watch on the dog and let the dog run.” Altach trainer Alex Pastor for home training of its players during the coronavirus crisis.

“Playing against Salzburg is like going to the dentist. You know what to expect there, no matter who is playing for them. “ Markus Schopp before a game against champions Salzburg.

“I can’t do magic, carving or beaming players, that’s only possible with Starship Enterprise.” Rapid-Trainer Dietmar Kühbauer laments his dropout list.

“That was fast. It sure looked funny, I had to laugh a little myself. That happens, what should you do? That was definitely one of my nicest own goals and hopefully the last. “ Martin Hintereggerafter he scored both Frankfurt goals in a 2: 5 at Bayern Munich and scored the final score with his heel in his own goal.

Martin Hinteregger

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Martin Hinteregger wasn’t really happy with his own goals

“The opponent is just as in the fog as we are. Anyone who says something else does not have all the slats on the fence. ” Schalke-Coach David Wagner before the restart of the German Bundesliga after a break of more than two months.

“It was madness after the corona phase: We kept the distance. It’s just stupid if you do that in the penalty area. ” Eintracht Frankfurt’s sports director Fredi Bobic after a 1: 3 home defeat against Borussia Mönchengladbach at the restart of the German championship.

“The virus challenged me and I won. But you are not a Zlatan, do not challenge the virus. ” Zlatan Ibrahimovic warns against underestimating the coronavirus.

„Elf.“ Norway’s substitute team leader Leif Gunnar Smerud When asked how many question marks he has in his team, which was poorly put together due to a coronavirus case, for the Football Nations League game against Austria.

“I still can’t smell and taste as well as I used to. It’s funny when you don’t even smell the detergent or you don’t notice when the food is burning. ” Stephanie Venier about the effects of their coronavirus disease.

“There he is again”yelled ÖSV slalom specialist Manuel Feller into the TV microphones in Alta Badia after he had replaced the Swede Kristoffer Jakobsen as the front runner.

“Because she drives the hairpins and verticals borderline ingeniously while I swing around there like a billy buck.” Katharina troop explains why she studies Katharina Liensberger’s runs on video.

Katharina troop

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At times, Katharina Truppe felt like a chamois jumping around

“I’ll do it for myself. Pigeons shit on legends.” Gregor Schlierenzauer a few days before his 30th birthday about whether he would scratch his legendary status with poorer performance.

“I shot like an elementary school student and ran like a pensioner.” Dominik Landertinger after rank 40 in the World Cup pursuit.

“I got in the face one after the other, then you hit it again. That is unimaginably beautiful. ” Landertinger after individual World Championship bronze in Antholz.

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