Subject: Sports (Page 48)

Ghosts Take Derby

I think they bring me luck… I guess I'll have to like seafood now.

Canadian ice hockey goaltender

The sun doesn’t shine on the same dog’s butt every day but we sure didn’t expect a total eclipse.

American football player, coach & college athletics administrator

If you see a defense team with dirt and mud on their backs they’ve had a bad day.

(1936 – ) American football coach & television announcer

Sooner or later, the lame, the halt, and the blind all seek refuge with us.

(1914 – 1986) American baseball team owner & promoter

The Houston Astros are the youngest team in the National League if you judge by age.

American baseball pitcher & announcer

His legs turned to spaghetti and I was all over him like the sauce.

American boxer

I told one player, 'Son, I can't understand it with you. Is it ignorance or apathy?' He said, 'Coach, I don't know and I don't care.'

American basketball coach & executive

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

When you’re older than the manager and the general manger, that’s not a good sign.

American baseball player

The best advice I can give for playing a ball out of water is – don't.

American professional golfer

Everything was fine until I slid left and ran out of talent!

the 'father of drag racing'

There are two things that won’t last long in this world – dogs that chase cars and pros that putt for pars.

(1942 – ) American professional golfer

If I knew the answer to that I'd bet $10,000 on the game and retire from coaching.

Montreal Canadiens coach

Turner pulls into second with a sun-blown double.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

Sure, luck means a lot in football; not having a good quarterback is bad luck.

(1930 – ) American football player & coach

Sometimes you think they must have come out of the chimp cages at the Bronx zoo.

Canadian hockey goalie & coach

Sure, it's nice to win; but there's only one thing that's important to me and that's the money we're going to get, win or lose.

professional baseball player

I’m rich; what am I supposed to do, hide it?

professional baseball player

Punt returns will kill you quicker than a minnow can swim a dipper.

(1924 – 2012) American football player & coach

Frank Bruno says I'm chicken. Well you can tell him I've come home to roost.

American boxer