Car suspension

It has been tough, a very painful road that I had to go through … I managed, but I don’t wish anyone to go through this very same route, he said.

— General Fannie Masemola, describing the painful period of the proceedings and his return to duty outside the court after the charges were withdrawn.

I will be available, as I have always been until today, to compete and win for our national team.

— Cristiano Ronaldo posted this on social media after walking out from the Portugal camp, stating he would be available to compete and win for Portugal; he emphasized he was not retiring from international duty.

The continued suspension of General Masemola is an injustice to him, an insult to the South African Police Service and a reckless obstruction of stable police leadership during a national crime crisis,

— Sifiso Mahlangu, MK Party spokesperson, in a statement urging Ramaphosa to end Masemola’s suspension.

In short, my client did nothing wrong.

— Allison Hart, Thornton's attorney, commenting on the incident

Above all, I'm sorry to the kids who follow me. I know the example this sets and I'm deeply disappointed in myself.

— Nick Kyrgios, in an Instagram statement about his suspension

"I've never once claimed that the assessment of the foul was white privilege," she said, "I'm the LAST thing from ignorant or asinine when it comes to speaking on 'white privilege,' do ya research on that one. I actually went to school, one of the top universities might I add, to educate myself on this exact subject."— Carrington on Instagram Threads after being ejected from the game

Instead of breast milk, he sucked coconuts dry, and the most educated thing he has ever heard were chimpanzees. If you had shown him the middle finger, Orlando Gill. I will do that in the Senate as well, and nothing happens!!!

— Paraguayan Senator Celeste Amarilla de Boccia; in a post on X she insulted Mbappé with racist remarks.