Subject: Sports (Page 101)

Las Vegas is the oasis of outstretched palms.

English boxing journalist & commentator
Money Places Sports

The batsman’s is Holding, the bowler’s Willey.

cricket announcer
Misspokements Sports

Nobody remembers the guy who finished second but the guy who finished second.

American auto racer
Auto racing Sports

Alan Shepard walking on the moon found a golf ball with Gerald Ford’s initials on it.

(1903 – 2003) English-born American comedian & actor
Golf Sports

You can’t lose an old golf ball.

Golf Murphy’s Laws Sports

Tony Gwynn, the fat batter behind Finley, is waiting.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer
Baseball Misspokements Sports

Why, they shot the wrong McKinley!

professional baseball player
Baseball Sports

Son, we’d like to keep you around this season but we’re going to try and win a pennant.

(1890 – 1975) American baseball manager
Baseball Misspokements Sports

Nigel Mansell is someone with about as much charisma as a damp spark-plug.

British sportswriter
Auto racing Insults Sports

Bert's wallet is like an onion. Any time he opens it, he starts crying.

Canadian hockey player
Hockey Sports

Golf and sex are about the only things you can enjoy without being good at it.

(1910 – 1983) professional golfer
Golf Sex Sports

I fear no man, but the dentist.

(1949 – ) American boxing champion
Boxing Emotions Fear Sports

The team has come along slow but fast.

(1890 – 1975) American baseball manager
Baseball Misspokements Sports

I'm not dumb enough to be a goalie.

Canadian-born American hockey player
Hockey Sports

Tiger Woods Plays With Own Balls, Nike Says

Headlines Sports

I thought I would have a quiet pint … and about 17 noisy ones.

British rugby player
Beer Food/Drink Sports

Jimmy Hill: Don’t sit on the fence Terry, what chance do you think Germany has got of getting through?

Venables: I think it’s fifty-fifty.

English football player & manager
Misspokements Sports

The other teams could make trouble for us if they win.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager
Baseball Yogi-isms

The lead car is absolutely unique, except for the one behind it which is identical.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator
Auto racing Misspokements Sports

My sport is about 90 percent strength and 40 per cent technique.

Wrist-wrestling champion
Misspokements Sports

My punches are just as hard in Chicago as in New York.

American professional boxer
Boxing Sports