Subject: Sports (Page 105)

Sometimes you think they must have come out of the chimp cages at the Bronx zoo.

Canadian hockey goalie & coach

My foot said go before my brain did.

top fuel drag racer

It couldn't have happened to a greater guy… well, yes, it could have happened to me.

Los Angeles Dodgers’ manager

Relax, all right? Don’t try to strike everybody out. Strikeouts are boring; besides that, they’re fascist. Throw some ground balls. It’s more democratic.

(1955 – ) American actor, musician, producer & director

Advice to anglers: don't take advice from people with missing fingers.

(1945 – ) American humorist (co-founder of National Lampoon)

You drive for show, but putt for dough.

South African professional golfer

If profanity had an influence on the flight of the ball, the game would be played far better than it is.

golf author

I'd spend six months behind bars to have him on my team.

Canadian hockey player & broadcaster

You guys pair up in groups of three, then line up in a circle.

football coach

That was a tremendous six. The ball was still in the air as it went over the boundary.

English cricketer

Many continentals think life is a game, the English think cricket is a game.

(1912 – 1987) Hungarian-born British author

I know their mother… she'd give them all my plays.

college football coach

He’s looking for some meaningful penetration into the backline.

New Zealand rugby player & commentator

I'm the best heavyweight in Canada and I'll still be the best when I'm dead seven years.

Canadian boxing champion

I figure practice puts your brains in your muscles.

(1912 – 2002) professional golfer

A golf course is nothing but a poolroom moved outdoors.

(1888 –1961) Irish actor Irish actor

He's ranked number three in Britain, number four in the world. You can't get any higher!

English darts player

If you wish to hide your character, do not play golf.

golf writer

I'm just a normal Aussie guy who likes a smoke and a drink. I wish they'd had the final between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. I might have won.

Australian long jumper

I threw the kitchen sink at him, but he went to the bathroom and got his tub.


Golf giveth and golf taketh away, but it taketh away a hell of a lot more than it giveth.

South African professional golfer