Subject: Sports (Page 47)

He’s a big clog in their machine.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager
Baseball Yogi-isms

The first thing I would do when I saw Bobby [Orr] coming down at me was to say a little prayer if I had time.  I’m sure I wasn’t the only goalie who did that.

Canadian professional hockey player
Hockey Sports

Playing golf can be interesting, but not the part where you try to hit the little ball; only the part where you drive the cart.

(1947 – ) American columnist & humorist
Golf Sports

My daughter genuinely asked me to hand her the basketball bat… I might be failing as a father.

(1963 – ) American comedian & author
Family Fathers Sports

I get worried when a guy goes down, in case he doesn't get up – for me to hit him again.

British boxer
Boxing Sports

The fans now, with their eyes pierced on the dart board.

English sports commentator
Misspokements Sports

You can talk to a fade but a hook won’t listen.

(1942 – ) American professional golfer
Golf Sports

I don’t have any tricky plays, I’d rather have tricky players.

(1922 – 2002) American college basketball coach
Basketball Sports

Some of ours [umpires] is so crooked that they can lay in a berth only when the train’s making a curve.

(1885 – 1933) columnist & writer
Baseball Beliefs Sports

If hockey fights were fake, I'd be in more of them.

professional hockey player
Fights Hockey Sports

Never worry about missing a field goal. Just blame the holder and think about making the next one.

professional football kicker (once seen wearing a watch during a game)
Football Sports

The Lord taught me to love everybody, but the last ones I learned to love were the sportswriters.

(1922 – ) American baseball player & manager
Baseball Occupations Sports Work

It is now possible they can get the impossible score they first thought possible.

British cricket journalist
Misspokements Sports

The L.A. Lakers are so good they could run a fast break with a medicine ball.

Basketball Sports

Getting cut in the face is a pain in the butt.

Canadian hockey player
Hockey Misspokements Sports

Glenn McGrath joins Craig McDermott and Paul Reiffel in a three-ponged prace attack.


Sports

God invented football so grown men would have something to do between wars.

(1929 – ) American author & sportswriter
Conflict Football Sports War

Go ahead and putt, you are not interrupting my conversation. 


Golf Sports

Every time I hear the name Joe Louis my nose starts to bleed.

British boxing champion
Boxing Sports

Been in this game one-hundred years, but I see new ways to lose 'em I never knew existed before.

(1890 – 1975) American baseball manager
Baseball Sports

So many of [English sporting promoter] Barry Hearn's boxers end up in the hospital; he should sell his limousine and buy an ambulance.

British boxer
Boxing Sports