Subject: Sports (Page 53)

Some coaches pray for wisdom; I pray for 260-pound tackles… they’ll give me plenty of wisdom.

(1932 – ) American football coach
Football Intelligence Sports Wisdom

A good one iron shot is about as easy to come by as an understanding wife.

(1929 – ) American author & sportswriter
Golf Sports

I wanted to have a career in sports when I was young, but I had to give it up. I'm only six feet tall, so I couldn't play basketball. I'm only 190 pounds, so I couldn't play football. And I have 20-20 vision, so I couldn't be a referee.

(1950 – ) comedian & television host
Occupations Sports Work

Grubb goes back, back… he’s under the warning track and makes the play.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer
Baseball Misspokements Sports

I slept like a baby. Every two hours I woke up and cried.

Canadian hockey coach
Hockey Sports

Two people fighting is not violence in hockey. It might be in tennis or bowling, but it's not in hockey.

Canadian hockey goalie & coach
Fights Hockey Sports

I’m trying to kick your ass… in a nice way.

American professional tennis player
Sports

I'm tired of hearing about money, money, money, money, money. I just want to play the game, drink Pepsi, wear Reebok.

American basketball player
Basketball Money Sports

You're wrong! I touched second base. I missed third… but I touched second.

American baseball player
Baseball Sports

Today, Pittsburgh beat the Pirates, 6 to 6!

American sportscaster
Baseball Misspokements Sports

The last time I played golf with President Ford he hit a birdie – and an eagle, a moose, an elk, an aardvark…

(1903 – 2003) English-born American comedian & actor
Golf People Sports

If Larry Holmes is the people's champion, then asparagus is the people's vegetable.

sportswriter
Boxing Sports

If you believe that [Anna Kournikova's claim that she is a virgin], I've never questioned a call in my life.

American professional tennis player
Sex Sports

I don't think he'd even be happy with ice cream right now.

(1958 – ) Irish professional golfer & commentator
Golf Sports

Hockey players wear numbers because you can’t always identify the body with dental records.

Hockey Sports

Even my players aren't players.

(1890 – 1975) American baseball manager
Baseball Misspokements Sports

Andujar Cedeno to lead it off; he swings… and he is hit by a pitch… and it is hit over the wall and out of here for a home run.

(1922 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer
Baseball Misspokements Sports

Having Willie Stargell on your ball club is like having a diamond ring on your finger.

American baseball player & manager
Baseball Sports

The place was cold, and I got the feeling that the fans would have enjoyed baseball more if it had been played with a hockey puck.

professional baseball player
Baseball Hockey Sports

Nobody remembers the guy who finished second but the guy who finished second.

American auto racer
Auto racing Sports

(After playing an exhibition game in Canada, Logan was surprised to learn that even the kids speak French.)

professional baseball player
Misspokements Sports