Subject: Sports (Page 37)

Gehringer goes two for five on Opening Day and stays that way all season.

American baseball pitcher

Wally Dallenbach's like a kite without a tail out there.

American auto racer

Play some Picasso.

professional basketball player

I'll always remember this as the night Michael and I combined to score 70 points.

American basketball player

It is better to give a lick than receive one.

American football player

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

(1926 – ) English sports commentator

Optimistically, you hope someday you’ll be in a magazine. Of course, your mom hopes it’s Sports Illustrated or something like that.

American hockey player & coach

I’m not allowed to comment on lousy officiating.

professional football general manager

Princess Anne’s horse is literally eating up the ground.

horse racing commentator

I regard golf as an expensive way of playing marbles.

(1874 – 1936) English author & mystery novelist

Look at him (Bobby Richardson) – he doesn’t drink, he doesn’t smoke, he doesn’t chew, he doesn’t stay out late, and he still can’t hit .250.

(1890 – 1975) American baseball manager

They say anything can happen in a short series. I just didn't expect it to be that short.

American baseball player & manager

It's like embalming. Nobody likes it, but somebody has to do it.

American football player

Three things are bad for you: I can't remember the first two, but doughnuts are the third.

football coach

Complaints About NBA Referees Growing Ugly

I understand, Moe, that you are in counter-intelligence, which, I assume, means you are against intelligence.

(1905–1982) American sportswriter

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

(1921 – 1984) British comedian & magician

Well, that kind of puts the damper on even a Yankees win.

professional baseball player & announcer

There are only two plays that I know, Romeo and Juliet and put the damn ball in the basket.

(1922 – 2002) American college basketball coach

The only difference between a good shot and a bad shot is if it goes in or not.

(1963 – ) American professional basketball player & sports personality

She’s not [runner] Ben Johnson… but then, who is.

(1926 – ) English sports commentator