Subject: Sports (Page 37)

If horse racing is the sport of kings, then drag racing must be the sport of queens.

boxing writer & sports historian

The Yankees don’t pay me to win every day, just two out of three.

(1890 – 1975) American baseball manager

You gotta be a man to play baseball for a living, but you gotta have a lot of little boy in you.

American baseball player

I’m undisputed. There's no disputing that.

British and Canadian boxing champion

My face is my mask.

Canadian professional hockey goalie

I don't hate anyone, at least not for more than 48 minutes, barring overtime.

(1963 – ) American professional basketball player & sports personality

There is one word in baseball that says it all, and that word is, ‘You never know.’

professional baseball player

They were absolutely horrible and that’s the best thing I can say. Besides that they were bad.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

The series is already won, but I don’t know by which team.

professional baseball player

I wish I could play my normal game… just once.

The crowd noise has gone up several octaves since the beginning of the game!

Statistics are about as interesting as first base coaches.

American baseball pitcher

If (Pete) Rose’s streak was still intact, with that single to left, the fans would be throwing babies out of the upper deck.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

He can make the ball look so small that you're not even sure why there's a practical reason for being up there.

professional baseball player

He should know better than that. He knows I only drink scotch.

Canadian professional hockey goalie

I wouldn’t give him a high fastball or a fast highball.

(1925 – 2005) American baseball player & manager

We worked 80 hour weeks for 30 years to keep from having to get a real job.

American drag racing crew chief & pioneer

Jean Alesi is 4th and 5th.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator

Some people have a chip on their shoulder; Billy has a whole lumberyard.

(1919 – 1998) American sportswriter

I would like to deny all allegations by Bob Hope that during my last game of golf, I hit an eagle, a birdie, an elk and a moose.

(1913 – 2006) 36th U.S. president

It’s sort of like a beauty contest; it’s very easy to pick the top one, two, or three girls, but then the rest of them look the same.

professional football scout