Authority Quote by Neil Robertson

The craft of officiating is taught that people come and pay top dollar to see people like Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, all…

— Tim Donaghy

Referees need help. Players are getting faster and fitter and too many referees are making decisions from behind the play. They see a tangle…

— Andy Townsend

There needs to be a flat rule where if someone's playing a shot you sit in the chair, and probably more referees need to…

— Neil Robertson

As a player on the bench, you become like a fan really. You're sitting there shouting 'why did he do that?' or 'no don't…

— Adebayo Akinfenwa

You go over there and you have seen the amount of fouls and stuff that is happening... I think most of them were on…

— Ben White

If the referee happens to be in the way you just yell, 'move or I'll break your ankles!' which I used to do with…

— Harold Lederman

Basketball players want contact to get a foul called. Slaps on the wrist and bumps on the shoulder are big time to them, and…

— Warren Moon

Sometimes I see it [a foul by an Arsenal player], but I say that I didn’t see it to protect the players and because…

— Arsene Wenger

I don't understand referees. It appears like some players can't even be touched, but in my case, everyone can hit me as hard as…

— Cristiano Ronaldo

There's an excitement to officiating a well-played game. A lot of discretion, a lot of judgment comes into play.

— Pat Meehan

Some players just have the natural stroke that you throw them in the lineup and all of the sudden they turn on a ball…

— Joey Votto

We need to learn that in the Champions League, the referees are vigilant and quick to whistle.

— Louis van Gaal