Subject: Sports (Page 113)

How can you call a foul on my man for using his eye to foul the other team’s player on his elbow?

(1922 – 2002) American college basketball coach
Basketball Sports

“Hell, Lou, it took fifteen years to get you out of a game; sometimes I’m out in fifteen minutes.”

(1908 – 1989) American baseball player
Baseball Sports

Charles joined my family for a day at the beach and my children asked if they could go into the ocean; I had to tell them “Not right now kids, Charles is using it.”

(1941 – ) American basketball executive
Basketball Sports

I played golf with a priest the other day. He shot par-par-par-par-par. Finally I said to him, "Father, if you're playing golf like this you haven't been saving many souls lately.”

(1912 – 2002) professional golfer
Golf Sports

Baseball is the only game left for people. To play basketball, you have to be 7 feet 6 inches. To play football, you have to be the same width.

(1914 – 1986) American baseball team owner & promoter
Baseball Sports

Never in the ring of human conflict have so few taken so much from so many.

American boxer
Boxing Sports Wordplay

Andujar Cedeno to lead it off; he swings… and he is hit by a pitch… and it is hit over the wall and out of here for a home run.

(1922 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer
Baseball Misspokements Sports

Coaches who start listening to fans wind up sitting next to them.

professional basketball player & coach
Basketball Sports

When your are playing for the national championship, it’s not a matter of life or death… it’s more important than that.

(1915 – 1987) American football player and coach
Sports

I used to play sports, then I realized you can buy trophies.

(1973 – ) American comedian
Sports

All the Padres need is a fly ball in the air.

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

Fortunately he is 22 years old, so his right wrist should be the strongest muscle in his body.

(1958 – ) Irish professional golfer & commentator
Sports

The Champagne they have stored is getting more valuable every year.

(1925 – 2005) television host
Alcohol Baseball Food/Drink Sports

The Americans sowed the seed, and now they have reaped the whirlwind.

English athlete & politician
Misspokements Sports

Just how childlike golf players become is proven by their frequent inability to count past five.

(1932 – 2009) author, poet & critic
Golf Sports

I’m throwing twice as hard, but the ball is getting there half as fast.

(1908 – 1989) American baseball player
Baseball Sports

Why waltz 10 rounds with an opponent if you can KO him in one?

American boxing champion
Boxing

Racing is 99 per cent boredom and one per cent terror.

Australian auto racer
Auto racing Sports

And Michael Schumacher just stood on his seat and pulled out something special.

British auto racer
Auto racing Colemanballs Sports

People have asked me a lot of times, because I didn't hit a lot, we all know that, how long a dozen bats would last me?… depending on the weight and the model that I was using at that particular time I would say eight to ten cookouts.

(1935 – ) American baseball player, sportscaster, comedian & actor
Activities Baseball Sports