Subject: Sports (Page 106)

I was really enjoying my ride and just thinking how beautiful it was here and the next minute I was picking gravel out of my head.

Australian equestrian rider

Everything Tyson's got has 'goodnight' written on it.

American boxing referee

I must admit when Reggie hit his third home run and I was sure nobody was looking, I applauded in my glove.

professional baseball player

The dumbest question I was ever asked by a sportswriter was whether I hit harder with red or white gloves. As a matter of fact, I hit harder with red.

American boxer

The front wheel crosses the finish line, closely followed by the back wheel.

(1926 – ) English sports commentator

Complaints About NBA Referees Growing Ugly

No matter how bad you are playing, it is always possible to play worse.

All quitters are good losers.

German-American football coach

I'll go another 15 rounds with Holmes if Howard will quit announcing football!

(1950 – ) American boxer & actor

The best classroom of all times was about two car lengths behind Juan Manuel Fangio.

(1929 – ) English race car driver

One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought your ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth.

(1926 – 2016) American baseball player, announcer & television host

If you believe that [Anna Kournikova's claim that she is a virgin], I've never questioned a call in my life.

American professional tennis player

Umpire's heaven is a place where he works third base every game; home is where the heartache is.

(1937 – 1995) American Major League Baseball umpire

And the line up for the final of the Women’s 400 metres hurdles includes three Russians, two East Germans, a Pole, a Swede and a Frenchman.

(1926 – ) English sports commentator

The score a player reports on any hole should always be regarded as his opening offer.

Anglo-Irish golfer

I don't know what these fellows are doing, but whatever they are doing, they sure are doing it well.

American professional tennis player

My wife made me a millionaire. Before she divorced me, I had three million.

professional hockey player

They are a either a pain in the backside or too drunk to perform.

Amsterdam prostitutes’ spokeswoman

The only athletic sport I ever mastered was backgammon.

(1803 – 1857) English writer

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

(1926 – ) English sports commentator

I get worried when a guy goes down, in case he doesn't get up – for me to hit him again.

British boxer