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Sports press conferences, quoted exactly - from football to tennis and more.
🧵🚀 Carlos Alcaraz into the @AustralianOpen quarters after beating Tommy Paul (7-6, 6-4, 7-5):
“I’m surprising myself with my serve. It’s becoming a very important weapon.” 🎯
👉 Natural evolution… or direct Djokovic influence? 🔥
#AO2026 #Tennis #Australia #AustralianOpen
“I’m surprising myself with my serve. It’s becoming a very important weapon.” 🎯
👉 Natural evolution… or direct Djokovic influence? 🔥
#AO2026 #Tennis #Australia #AustralianOpen
January 25, 2026 at 8:27 AM
🧵🚀 Carlos Alcaraz into the @AustralianOpen quarters after beating Tommy Paul (7-6, 6-4, 7-5):
“I’m surprising myself with my serve. It’s becoming a very important weapon.” 🎯
👉 Natural evolution… or direct Djokovic influence? 🔥
#AO2026 #Tennis #Australia #AustralianOpen
“I’m surprising myself with my serve. It’s becoming a very important weapon.” 🎯
👉 Natural evolution… or direct Djokovic influence? 🔥
#AO2026 #Tennis #Australia #AustralianOpen
🧵🎾 Alcaraz, after reaching the 3rd round in Australia:
“My level is improving match by match. Today it wasn’t easy to find my rhythm.” 💪
“My team knows me very well. Sometimes I don’t need tactics, just someone to make me smile on court.” 😄
👉 How’s he looking?
#Tennis
“My level is improving match by match. Today it wasn’t easy to find my rhythm.” 💪
“My team knows me very well. Sometimes I don’t need tactics, just someone to make me smile on court.” 😄
👉 How’s he looking?
#Tennis
January 23, 2026 at 8:54 AM
🧵🎾 Alcaraz, after reaching the 3rd round in Australia:
“My level is improving match by match. Today it wasn’t easy to find my rhythm.” 💪
“My team knows me very well. Sometimes I don’t need tactics, just someone to make me smile on court.” 😄
👉 How’s he looking?
#Tennis
“My level is improving match by match. Today it wasn’t easy to find my rhythm.” 💪
“My team knows me very well. Sometimes I don’t need tactics, just someone to make me smile on court.” 😄
👉 How’s he looking?
#Tennis
⚽ Ter Stegen at his presentation in Girona 🔴⚪
"I come eager to play, compete, and give my all on the field."🔥💪
Goodbye, Barça 👋🔵🔴
“It’s been very hard. I take with me unforgettable memories that will always stay in my heart.” ❤️
#Barcelona #Football #Soccer #SportsNews
"I come eager to play, compete, and give my all on the field."🔥💪
Goodbye, Barça 👋🔵🔴
“It’s been very hard. I take with me unforgettable memories that will always stay in my heart.” ❤️
#Barcelona #Football #Soccer #SportsNews
January 22, 2026 at 9:17 PM
⚽ Ter Stegen at his presentation in Girona 🔴⚪
"I come eager to play, compete, and give my all on the field."🔥💪
Goodbye, Barça 👋🔵🔴
“It’s been very hard. I take with me unforgettable memories that will always stay in my heart.” ❤️
#Barcelona #Football #Soccer #SportsNews
"I come eager to play, compete, and give my all on the field."🔥💪
Goodbye, Barça 👋🔵🔴
“It’s been very hard. I take with me unforgettable memories that will always stay in my heart.” ❤️
#Barcelona #Football #Soccer #SportsNews
🧵🎾 Djokovic after reaching the 3rd round in Australia:
“What’s the point of competing if you’re not trying to be better than the previous season?”
“A coach isn’t just about technique. It’s about helping you manage emotions under pressure.”
🔥 What’s the real key to success?
“What’s the point of competing if you’re not trying to be better than the previous season?”
“A coach isn’t just about technique. It’s about helping you manage emotions under pressure.”
🔥 What’s the real key to success?
January 22, 2026 at 7:54 AM
🧵🎾 Djokovic after reaching the 3rd round in Australia:
“What’s the point of competing if you’re not trying to be better than the previous season?”
“A coach isn’t just about technique. It’s about helping you manage emotions under pressure.”
🔥 What’s the real key to success?
“What’s the point of competing if you’re not trying to be better than the previous season?”
“A coach isn’t just about technique. It’s about helping you manage emotions under pressure.”
🔥 What’s the real key to success?
🧵🚨 Carlos Alcaraz after reaching the 3rd round in Australia:
1️⃣ “On court I didn’t feel I played that well, but after talking to my team I realized my level was better than I thought. I’m improving every day.”
💬 Do you like this more mature version of Alcaraz?
#AO26 #Tennis
1️⃣ “On court I didn’t feel I played that well, but after talking to my team I realized my level was better than I thought. I’m improving every day.”
💬 Do you like this more mature version of Alcaraz?
#AO26 #Tennis
January 21, 2026 at 10:21 AM
🚨 🎤 Guardiola:
2️⃣ “Key players were missing in some positions, but those on the pitch gave their best and the overall structure worked. They were very solid and deserve congratulations.” 🏆
2️⃣ “Key players were missing in some positions, but those on the pitch gave their best and the overall structure worked. They were very solid and deserve congratulations.” 🏆
January 20, 2026 at 10:04 PM
🚨 🎤 Guardiola:
2️⃣ “Key players were missing in some positions, but those on the pitch gave their best and the overall structure worked. They were very solid and deserve congratulations.” 🏆
2️⃣ “Key players were missing in some positions, but those on the pitch gave their best and the overall structure worked. They were very solid and deserve congratulations.” 🏆
🚨 ⚽ Guardiola after losing in the Champions League to Bodo/Glimt (3-1):
1️⃣ “We lost, yes, but I knew it would be tough. We arrived with important absences, and they took advantage of every detail.” 🔥
💬 Did missing key players affect City?
#ChampionsLeague #ManCity
1️⃣ “We lost, yes, but I knew it would be tough. We arrived with important absences, and they took advantage of every detail.” 🔥
💬 Did missing key players affect City?
#ChampionsLeague #ManCity
January 20, 2026 at 10:04 PM
🚨 ⚽ Guardiola after losing in the Champions League to Bodo/Glimt (3-1):
1️⃣ “We lost, yes, but I knew it would be tough. We arrived with important absences, and they took advantage of every detail.” 🔥
💬 Did missing key players affect City?
#ChampionsLeague #ManCity
1️⃣ “We lost, yes, but I knew it would be tough. We arrived with important absences, and they took advantage of every detail.” 🔥
💬 Did missing key players affect City?
#ChampionsLeague #ManCity
3️⃣ Sinner on the unseen grind of elite tennis:
“Our days start around 9:30. Hours on court, a lot of gym — which I like a bit less — then recovery. We train for moments like this.” 🧠💪
💬 Is this side of tennis underrated? Comment.
“Our days start around 9:30. Hours on court, a lot of gym — which I like a bit less — then recovery. We train for moments like this.” 🧠💪
💬 Is this side of tennis underrated? Comment.
January 20, 2026 at 10:13 AM
3️⃣ Sinner on the unseen grind of elite tennis:
“Our days start around 9:30. Hours on court, a lot of gym — which I like a bit less — then recovery. We train for moments like this.” 🧠💪
💬 Is this side of tennis underrated? Comment.
“Our days start around 9:30. Hours on court, a lot of gym — which I like a bit less — then recovery. We train for moments like this.” 🧠💪
💬 Is this side of tennis underrated? Comment.
2️⃣ Sinner: Nine weeks away… and straight back to business
“We worked a lot physically and on court. Official matches are always different, but I’m very happy with how I started today.” 🔋🔥
💬 Can a long break actually be an advantage?
“We worked a lot physically and on court. Official matches are always different, but I’m very happy with how I started today.” 🔋🔥
💬 Can a long break actually be an advantage?
January 20, 2026 at 10:13 AM
2️⃣ Sinner: Nine weeks away… and straight back to business
“We worked a lot physically and on court. Official matches are always different, but I’m very happy with how I started today.” 🔋🔥
💬 Can a long break actually be an advantage?
“We worked a lot physically and on court. Official matches are always different, but I’m very happy with how I started today.” 🔋🔥
💬 Can a long break actually be an advantage?
🚨 🎾 Yannick Sinner after Hugo’s retirement on the
@AustralianOpen
1️⃣ “It’s not the way you want to win a match. I saw he wasn’t serving with a very high pace, but Hugo is such a talented player with incredible touch.”
💬 Does this kind of win feel empty to you?
#Tennis #AO26
@AustralianOpen
1️⃣ “It’s not the way you want to win a match. I saw he wasn’t serving with a very high pace, but Hugo is such a talented player with incredible touch.”
💬 Does this kind of win feel empty to you?
#Tennis #AO26
January 20, 2026 at 10:12 AM
🧵 THREAD | Mbappé’s strongest quotes in press conference
1/ The Bernabéu boos: understanding, but with limits
On the whistles from the stands:
“I understand the boos. It’s the only way fans can express their feelings when we don’t do things well.”
1/ The Bernabéu boos: understanding, but with limits
On the whistles from the stands:
“I understand the boos. It’s the only way fans can express their feelings when we don’t do things well.”
January 19, 2026 at 1:31 PM
🧵 THREAD | Mbappé’s strongest quotes in press conference
1/ The Bernabéu boos: understanding, but with limits
On the whistles from the stands:
“I understand the boos. It’s the only way fans can express their feelings when we don’t do things well.”
1/ The Bernabéu boos: understanding, but with limits
On the whistles from the stands:
“I understand the boos. It’s the only way fans can express their feelings when we don’t do things well.”
🧵 THREAD | Morocco coach Walid Regragui after the AFCON final against Senegal ⚽
1️⃣ “A penalty in the last minute that can give you the Africa Cup is part of football and also part of the cruelty of this sport. I’m not used to criticizing my players. That’s football.”
1️⃣ “A penalty in the last minute that can give you the Africa Cup is part of football and also part of the cruelty of this sport. I’m not used to criticizing my players. That’s football.”
January 19, 2026 at 8:29 AM
🧵 THREAD | Morocco coach Walid Regragui after the AFCON final against Senegal ⚽
1️⃣ “A penalty in the last minute that can give you the Africa Cup is part of football and also part of the cruelty of this sport. I’m not used to criticizing my players. That’s football.”
1️⃣ “A penalty in the last minute that can give you the Africa Cup is part of football and also part of the cruelty of this sport. I’m not used to criticizing my players. That’s football.”
🧵 THREAD | Coco Gauff after her Australian Open 2026 debut 🎾
1️⃣ “I’m really happy with how today went. Camila is a really tough first round. She can make a lot of balls and she plays really flat. It wasn’t easy at moments, but I got through.”
1️⃣ “I’m really happy with how today went. Camila is a really tough first round. She can make a lot of balls and she plays really flat. It wasn’t easy at moments, but I got through.”
January 19, 2026 at 8:10 AM
🧵 THREAD | Coco Gauff after her Australian Open 2026 debut 🎾
1️⃣ “I’m really happy with how today went. Camila is a really tough first round. She can make a lot of balls and she plays really flat. It wasn’t easy at moments, but I got through.”
1️⃣ “I’m really happy with how today went. Camila is a really tough first round. She can make a lot of balls and she plays really flat. It wasn’t easy at moments, but I got through.”
Thread 🧵🎾 Carlos Alcaraz | Post First Round - Australian Open 2026
1/ “Well, it was a difficult match for me. In the first set, just one break. He just missed two first serves. He was playing really good, really solid.”
1/ “Well, it was a difficult match for me. In the first set, just one break. He just missed two first serves. He was playing really good, really solid.”
January 18, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Thread 🧵🎾 Carlos Alcaraz | Post First Round - Australian Open 2026
1/ “Well, it was a difficult match for me. In the first set, just one break. He just missed two first serves. He was playing really good, really solid.”
1/ “Well, it was a difficult match for me. In the first set, just one break. He just missed two first serves. He was playing really good, really solid.”