Quotes and One Liners

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator

The Yankees are only interested in one thing, and I don’t know what that is.

Luis Polonia

professional baseball player

Status quo, you know, that is Latin for the mess we’re in.

Ronald Reagan

(1911 – 2004) 40th U.S. president & actor

Communication Language Misspokements Problems Speech Status quo

If we're going to win the pennant, we've got to start thinking we're not as good as we think we are.

Casey Stengel

(1890 – 1975) American baseball manager

It’s a battle with himself and with the ticking fingers of the clock.

David Coleman

(1926 – ) English sports commentator

Colemanballs Misspokements Sports

He's got a cut on his left eye… it's just below his eyebrow.

Harry Carpenter

British sports commentator

Boxing Misspokements Sports

Ferrari leads, McLaren second, McLaren second, Jordan third, and Benneton fifth and sixth.

Communication Misspokements Unable to name a newspaper or magazine she reads

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator

Auto racing Insults Misspokements Sports

All of ‘em, any of ‘em that have been in front of me over all these years.

Sarah Palin

(1964 – ) U.S. governor (Alaska) commentator & author

Always be on the lookout for conspicuousness.

Anonymous

Misspokements Conspicuousness Oxymorons

And the first five places are filled by five different cars.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator

Auto racing Misspokements Sports

The ex-left-hander Dave Roberts will be going for Houston.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

I’m willing to admit that I may not always be right, but I am never wrong.

Samuel Goldwyn

(1879 – 1974) film producer

Characteristics Misspokements Oxymorons Right Wrong

All the Padres need is a flyball in the air.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

We’re going to have the best-educated American people in the world.

Dan Quayle

(1947 – ) U.S. vice president & politician

America Education Intelligence Misspokements Places World

Next up is Fernando Gonzales, who is not playing tonight.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

Wimbledon tennis commentator

Fred Davis, the doyen of snooker, now 67 years of age and too old to get his leg over, prefers to use his left hand.

Ted Lowe

BBC commentator

Misspokements Sports Snooker

She literally wiped the court with her opponent.

Misspokements Sports Tennis

This has been a great season for Nelson Piquet, as he is now known, and always has been.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator

Misspokements

I want to be Robin to Bush’s Batman.

Dan Quayle

(1947 – ) U.S. vice president & politician

Misspokements Batman George H. W. Bush Robin

Mike Caldwell, the Padres’ right-handed southpaw, will pitch tonight.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

The final score after eight innings is Giants 3, Padres 2.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer