Subject: Sports (Page 46)

Drive: A shot that comes after the whiff and before the mulligan.

(1945 – ) American humorist (co-founder of National Lampoon)

If there’s a pileup, they’ll have to give some of the players artificial insemination.

(1919 – 2006) American sports announcer

You can't see a digital clock because there isn't one.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator

My father looked at the check and then told the scout, 'Throw in another hundred and you can take the rest of the family.'

baseball player

Allen S. Sothoron pitched his initials off yesterday.

(1886 – 1969) American journalist & humorist

Colleges spend more money on the promotion of the Heisman than the Pentagon spends on toilets.

(1931 – 2012) American college football historian & television commentator

Tennis is like marrying for money; ‘love’ means nothing.

(1917 – 2012) comedian & actress

Call them pros, call them mercenaries – but in fact they are just grown-up kids who have learned on the frozen creek or flooded corner lot that hockey is the greatest thrill of all.

Canadian hockey player

I told him I wasn’t tired; he told me, ‘No, but the outfielders sure are.’

professional baseball pitcher

For Michigan fans, football is a religion. And the Ohio State game is Easter.

(1948 – 2003) American actor

The faster he goes, the quicker he’ll get to the pits; the slower he goes, the longer it will take.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator

Over the course of a season, a miscue will cost you more than a good play.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

On this team, we are all united in a common goal: to keep my job.

(1937 – ) football coach, sportscaster, author & speaker

The Spanish manager is pulling his captain off!

(1926 – ) English sports commentator

We stunk… we blocked bad… we were terrible on defense and our kicking game made up for it by being absolutely horrible; I saw nothing that delighted me, though we ran on the field fairly well.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

There have been more cheap shots in this game than a Mexican cantina during happy hour.

Canadian hockey announcer

He can’t decide whether to have his visor half open or half closed.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator

Rugby is a beastly game played by gentlemen; soccer is a gentlemen's game played by beasts; football is a beastly game played by beasts.

 You mean in the state?

(1922 – 2002) American college basketball coach

To win, you've got to put the ball in the macramé.

American basketball player

Villeneuve is now twelve seconds ahead of Villeneuve.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator