Subject: Sports (Page 115)

If the fans don’t wanna come out to the ballpark, no one can stop ‘em

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

They usually have four or five dreams a night about coming from different positions.

Scottish jockey

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

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

You don’t realize how easy this game is until you get up in that broadcasting booth.

(1931 – 1995) American baseball player

There's nothing that cleanses your soul like getting the hell kicked out of you.

college football coach

The way he’s swinging the bat, he won’t get a hit until the 20th century.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

Kerry, don’t sell yourself short. You’ve made far worse calls than that.

hockey broadcaster

I am sorry Nick Faldo couldn't be here this week… he is attending the birth of his next wife.

(1958 – ) Irish professional golfer & commentator

Around a clubhouse they'll tell you even God has to practice his putting. In fact, even Nicklaus does.

(1919 – 1998) American sportswriter

Congress

(1908 – 1973) 36th U.S. president

Fred Davis, the doyen of snooker, now 67 years of age and too old to get his leg over, prefers to use his left hand.

BBC commentator

Aren’t all coaches interim coaches?

Canadian ice hockey coach

You’d be a overweight neurotic fighter too if your name was Shirley Crabtree.

Yeah, I regret we weren't on a higher floor.

(1963 – ) American professional basketball player & sports personality

Every time a puck gets past me and I look back into the net, I say, ‘uh-oh.'

Canadian ice hockey goaltender

My kryptonite.

American football coach

The best time to play a freshman is when he is a junior.

Minnesota football coach

Don King doesn't care about black or white. He just cares about green.

American boxing champion

I’m not sure whether I’d rather be managing or testing bulletproof vests.

American baseball player, manager & executive

Those trees seem to grow every year…

British professional golfer & commentator

Shooting is just like toenails. They may fall off occasionally, but you know they'll always come back.

American basketball player