Subject: Sports (Page 49)

If you’d offered me a 69 at the start this morning I’d have been all over you.

Scottish professional golfer
Golf Misspokements Sports

We’re all endowed with God-given talents… mine happens to be hitting people in the head.

American boxing champion
Boxing Occupations Sports

I play football… I’m not trying to be a professor; the tests don’t seem to make sense to me, measuring your brain on stuff I haven’t been through in school.

Clemson football recruit
Football Misspokements Sports

How can you call a foul on my man for using his eye to foul the other team’s player on his elbow?

(1922 – 2002) American college basketball coach
Basketball Sports

At first a golfer excuses a dismal performance by claiming bad lies; with experience, he covers up with better ones.

Beliefs Golf Honesty Lies Sports

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

American baseball player
Age Baseball Sports

All I do is hit somebody in the mouth; it's a whole lot easier than working for a living.

(1950 – ) American boxer & actor
Boxing Sports Work

Since I've retired, I eat less, weigh less, train less and care less.

American boxing champion
Boxing Sports

If bullshit was poetry, Ray 'Boom Boom' Mancini's name would be 'Shakespeare.'

boxing manager
Boxing Sports

Oh God, if there be cricket in heaven, let there also be rain.


Sports

You don't hesitate with Michael, or you'll end up on some poster in a gift shop someplace.

American basketball player
Basketball Sports

Someone once told me that there is more to life than golf… I think it was my ex-wife.

(1941 – ) poet, author, editor & anthologist
Golf Sports

You know what they say about big hitters… the woods are full of them.

(1910 – 1983) professional golfer
Golf Sports

The Rangers dropped out of the lead June 16 with a loss that will be forever remembered as the forgettable debut of lefthander Matt Perisho.

sports reporter
Baseball Misspokements Sports

Maggots Tackle Raiders

Headlines Sports

I had a lifetime contract, but the administration declared me dead.

Clemson football coach
Football Sports

Unstoppable, Baby!

professional basketball player
Basketball Misspokements Sports

We're shooting 100 percent – 60 percent from the field and 40 percent from the free-throw line.

American basketball coach
Basketball Sports

And the first three cars are all Escorts, which isn’t surprising as this is an all Escort race.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator
Auto racing Misspokements Sports

Joe Bugner: Get me Jesus Christ and I'll fight him tomorrow!
Mcllvanney: Joe, you're only saying that because you know he's got bad hands.

(1934 – ) Scottish sports writer
Boxing Sports

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

Misspokements Sports