Subject: Sports (Page 18)

He had a God-given killer instinct.

professional football owner & coach

There definitely needs to be water on the sidelines for these players, but I also had some Gatorade just in case they were allergic to the water or vice versa.

(1936 – ) American football coach & television announcer

Playing goal is like being shot at.

professional hockey goalie

A friend tricked me into going to Wimbledon by telling me it was a men's singles event.

American comedian

With four sisters about the house, I could never get my hands on a comb.

American boxing champion

Tommy Smith wasn’t born, he was quarried.

Scottish football player & manager

I fear no man, but the dentist.

(1949 – ) American boxing champion

Rugby is a game for men with no fear of brain injury.

(1958 – 2006) English radio performer, stand-up comic & writer

Success is not the result of spontaneous combustion; you must first set yourself on fire.

(1925 – 1990) Canadian hockey player, coach & general manager

We’ve got to find a way to win; I’m willing to start cheating.

professional football player

They told me Jack Bodell was awkward and he was… he fell awkwardly.

American boxer

Putting an ex-fighter in the business world is like putting silk stockings on a pig.

boxing manager, trainer & cornerman

The Hall of Fame ceremonies are on the 31st and 32nd of July.

(1922 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

I imagine the conditions in those cars today are totally unimaginable.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator

If you’re caught on a golf course during a storm and are afraid of lightning, hold up a 1-iron; not even God can hit a 1-iron.

(1942 – ) American professional golfer

You feel guilty telling the batters to go out there and get a hit. They look at you funny, as is if to say, 'you try it.‘

(1930 – 2013) American baseball manager

He opened his legs and showed us what he’s got.

(1926 – ) English sports commentator

Fast bowlers are quick. Just watch this – admittedly it is in slow motion.

Australian cricketer

Colin had a hard on in practice earlier, and I bet he wished he had a hard on now.

motor racing commentator

He enjoys that perfect peace, that peace beyond all understanding, which comes at its maximum only to the man who has given up golf.

(1881 – 1975) English writer & humorist

Gentlemen, start your coffins.

(1919 – 1998) American sportswriter