Subject: Sports (Page 11)

Overwhelming underdogs.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

The wind always seems to blow against catchers when they are running.

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

He is a very dangerous bowler… innocuous, if you like.

cricket coach

Well, there’s only one thing I can say after that over, and that’s to clap my hands.

British sports commentator

I went to play golf and tried to shoot my age, but I shot my weight instead.

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

Gonzo leaps like a giraffe and grabs it.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

Best player ever? … I’d have to go with the immoral Babe Ruth.

professional baseball player

When I was duck hunting with Bear Bryant, he shot at one but it kept flying.
"John," he said, "There flies a dead duck…"
Now, that's confidence.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

I can take it but I can't dish it out.

(1950 – ) American boxer & actor

He now floats like an anchor, stings like a moth.

I’ve been playing the game so long that my handicap is in Roman numerals.

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

Ed, you're the second best umpire in the league… the other twenty-three are tied for first.

American baseball player

We’re not afraid of challenges. It’s like we always say: if you want to go out in the rain, be prepared to get burned.

You can always get someone to do your thinking for you.

(1928 – ) Canadian professional ice hockey player

You do a lot of praying, but most of the time the answer is “no.”

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

The advantage of the rain is, that if you have a quick bike, there’s no advantage.

British motorcycle road racer

The trees taunt you; the sand mocks you; the water calls your name… and they say golf is a quiet game.

They say some of my stars drink whiskey, but I have found that ones who drink milkshakes don't win many ball games.

(1890 – 1975) American baseball manager

Golf is a game of expletives not deleted.

They can say what they want, but playoff hockey is a whole other ballgame.

They don't mind after they find out they don't have to study for it.

American football coach