Subject: Sports (Page 12)

I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and father.

professional golfer

I walk into the clubhouse and it's like walking into the Mayo Clinic; we have four doctors, three therapists and five trainers. Back when I broke in, we had one trainer who carried a bottle of rubbing alcohol and by the seventh inning he had drunk it all.

Los Angeles Dodgers’ manager

Sure… I’m proud to be an American.

professional baseball player

I call Los Angeles the city of alternatives. If you don't like mountains, we got the ocean. If you don't like Knott's Berry Farm, we've got Disneyland. If you don't like basketball, we've got the Clippers.

American television personality

A Mexican won the Boston Marathon two years ago; he wasn’t even in the race; he was just running down the street.

(1953 – ) American comedian & actor

Tommy (Lasorda) will eat anything, as long as you pay for it.

American baseball player, manager & executive

The people of this country have allowed football to get completely out of hand, and that’s fortunate for my bank account.

(1918 – 1995) American sports journalist & television commentator

The only time my prayers are never answered is on the golf course.

(1918 – ) American Christian evangelist

Your best golf shots always occur when playing alone.

Here’s Wellwood, seven-and-oh in the faceoffs, plus-two, two assists, played 20 minutes, drew eight minutes on the power play, lost a tooth and a pint of blood. What a guy.

Canadian hockey player, coach & commentator

One reason I never called balks is that I never understood the rule.

(1937 – 1995) American Major League Baseball umpire

You can’t think and hit the ball at the same time.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

It's kind of like tumbling around inside a giant clothes-drier.

American motorcycle racer

Son, we’d like to keep you around this season but we’re going to try and win a pennant.

(1890 – 1975) American baseball manager

Lady Jacks Off to Hot Start in Conference

High sticking, tripping, slashing, spearing, charging, hooking, fighting, unsportsmanlike conduct, interference, roughing… everything else is just figure skating. 

The lead is now 6.9 seconds… in fact, it’s just under 7 seconds.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator

Baseball's a very simple game. All you have to do is sit on your butt, spit tobacco, and nod at the stupid things your manager says.

American baseball pitcher

When you the man who beat the man who was the man… well, then you ‘The Man.’

American boxing champion

First I pray to God that nobody hits a ball to me; then I pray that nobody hits the ball to Steve Sax.

baseball player

Chappell just stood on his feet and smashed it to the boundary.

cricket commentator