Subject: Sports (Page 115)

It’s not Terry Holmes that Bradford needs – it’s Sherlock.

Rugby coach
Sports

I throw the ball as hard as ever, but it just takes longer to get to the plate.

American baseball pitcher
Baseball Sports

Any time Detroit scores more than 100 points and holds the other team below 100 points, they almost always win.

professional basketball player
Basketball Misspokements Sports

You either have to finesse 12 people who weren't smart enough to get out of jury duty, or 11 who weren't smart enough to play offense.

Clemson quarterback
Football Sports

The most overrated underrated player in baseball.

American writer
Baseball Misspokements Sports

If a horse won’t eat it, I don’t want to play on it.

(1942 – ) American baseball player
Baseball Sports

Sure, the home-field is an advantage — but so is having a lot of talent.

(1961 – ) American football player
Football Sports

I backed a horse today at 20:1; it came in at twenty past four.

(1921 – 1984) British comedian & magician
Activities Sports

I’m hoping for a bench clearing brawl during the warm up so I can go out and grab his stick.

Canadian hockey goaltender
Hockey Sports

When I hit Jimmy with that left it felt like when you hit a baseball and it goes right into deep field.

American boxing champion
Boxing Misspokements Sports

The other teams could make trouble for us if they win.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager
Baseball Yogi-isms

I wouldn't say God couldn't have got out of it, but he'd have had to throw it.

(1929 – 2016) American golfer
Golf Sports

With two laps to go then the action will begin, unless this is the action, which it is.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator
Auto racing Misspokements Sports

Trying to hit him is like trying to eat Jell-O® with chopsticks.

baseball player
Baseball Sports

Don’t park in the spaces marked, “Reserved for Umpires.”

professional baseball pitcher
Baseball Sports

Calling upon my years of experience, I froze at the controls.

(1929 – ) English race car driver
Auto racing Sports

I don’t think I can be expected to take seriously any game which takes less than three days to reach its conclusion.

(1937 – ) British playwright & screenwriter
Sports

It was strange. The only English words I saw were Sony and Mitsubishi.

American baseball player
Baseball Communication Language Misspokements Sports

First year, a .500 season – second year, a conference championship – third year, undefeated – fourth year, a national championship – and in the fifth year, we’ll be on probation, of course.

1913 – 1983) American college football coach
Football Sports Success

I'm not into sports. If someone told me I had athlete's foot, I'd say that's not my foot!

(1968 – 2005) American stand-up comedian
People Self Sports

Sandy’s fastball was so fast, some batters would start to swing as he was on his way to the mound.

(1919 – 1998) American sportswriter
Baseball Sports