Subject: Sports (Page 11)

That slow motion doesn't show how fast the ball was traveling.

Australian cricketer & commentator

The Chicago Cubs are like Rush Street – a lot of singles, but no action.

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

I don't speak German, he don't speak English, and I think I just agreed to marry his daughter.

American football player & coach

Every day you guys look worse and worse. And today you played like tomorrow.

American hockey player & coach

Detroit’s so bad this year they might lose their bye week.

(1953 – ) comedian, political commentator and television & radio personality

There are three things in the world that he held in the smallest esteem – slugs, poets and caddies with hiccups.

(1881 – 1975) English writer & humorist

Brundle is driving an absolutely pluperfect race.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator

The Cincinnati Reds are like a drill team; they should be managed by Jack Webb.

American baseball pitcher

If bullshit was poetry, Ray 'Boom Boom' Mancini's name would be 'Shakespeare.'

boxing manager

I bet on a horse at ten-to-one; it didn't come in until half-past five.

(1906 – 1998) English-born American comedian

Part of the charm of basketball lies in the fact that it's a simple game to understand. Players race up and down a fairly small area indoors and stuff the ball into a ring with Madonna's dress hanging on it.

(1929 – ) American author & sportswriter

When Lew was a twenty game winner for the Milwaukee Braves, people needed three columns for his pitching record: won, lost and relative humidity.

(1905–1982) American sportswriter

It will now have to be called the Calcutta Shield.

I always insist that my team be in bed before breakfast.

English cricketer

I judge how much a man cares for a woman by the space he allots her under a jointly shared umbrella.

(1909 – 1973) American sports journalist

Every time I see you naked I feel bad for your wife.

Czech hockey player

Why, they shot the wrong McKinley!

professional baseball player

Always remember: golf clubs don’t float.

Therapy can be a good thing; it can be therapeutic.

professional baseball player

You can run a lot of plays when your X is twice as big as the other guy's O.

American basketball player & coach

We didn’t have steroids. If I wanted to get pumped up, I drank a case of beer.

(1925 – ) American professional football player