Subject: Sports (Page 46)

Get used to this phrase: “How could both referees have missed that?”

Canadian sports writer & analyst

Short girls who take all the tall guys.

American professional tennis player

Kid, don't be messing around with my money.

(1922 – 2007) American baseball player & manager

Nobody knows this [yet], but one of us has just been traded to Kansas City.

(1890 – 1975) American baseball manager

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

American boxer

When I broke in, they didn’t have bats – we just grabbed the branch of a tree.

American baseball pitcher

Marshall's bowling with his head.

Lunch is on me.

(1969 – ) Canadian ice hockey player & executive

Well I don't know which one has more money but I'll tell you what… either one could burn a wet mule with hundred dollar bills.

American auto racer

Three things can happen when you put a [foot]ball in the air – and two of them are bad.

(1915 – 1987) American football player and coach

I had all my own teeth and I wanted to keep it that way.

American baseball player

Frank, you deserve a knighthood, or maybe even Lord of the Rings.

Irish television & radio presenter

They will pass the father-son tandem of Buddy Bell and Yogi Berra.

(1922 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

The day I got a hit off Sandy Koufax was when he knew it was all over.

(1934 – 2010) American baseball manager

To finish first, you must first finish.

American auto racer

We're right next to Mile High Stadium. I'm no rocket scientist, but… uh… [smile]

Canadian hockey player

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

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator

Joe Bugner fought Bruno like the objective of boxing was to get hit on the jaw.

boxing film collector

If you can’t make the putts and can’t get the man in from second on the bottom of the ninth, you’re not going to win enough football games in this league, and that’s the problem we had today.

football coach

We can't run. We can't pass. We can't stop the run. We can't stop the pass. We can't kick. Other than that, were just not a very good football team right now.

American football coach

Some players would complain if they had to play on Dolly Parton's bedspread.

(1910 – 1983) professional golfer