Subject: Sports (Page 56)

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
Baseball Money Sports

We didn't tackle well today but we made up for it by not blocking.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach
Football Sports

These people haven’t seen the last of my face. If I go down, I’m going down standing up.

American basketball player
Basketball Misspokements Sports

I really just have to see a picture of the Chicago Bears once a week and I don't miss anything.

American football player
Football Sports

Every day you guys look worse and worse. And today you played like tomorrow.

American hockey player & coach
Hockey Sports

This is not even close to what I envisioned a no-hitter would be.

American baseball pitcher
Baseball Sports

You can’t lose an old golf ball.

Golf Murphy’s Laws Sports

For those of us who are baseball fans and agnostics, the [Baseball] Hall of Fame is as close to a religious experience as we may ever get.

American author
Baseball Sports

We’ve got to find a way to win; I’m willing to start cheating.

professional football player
Misspokements Sports

He offers more shots than a bar tending octopus or an allergist.

American journalist & tennis broadcaster
Sports

He hits the ball 130 yards and his jewelry goes 150.

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

Although golf was originally restricted to wealthy, overweight Protestants, today it’s open to anybody who owns hideous clothing.

(1947 – ) American columnist & humorist
Appearance Clothing Golf People Religion Sports

First I pray to God that nobody hits a ball to me; then I pray that nobody hits the ball to Steve Sax.

baseball player
Baseball Sports

Some people say I play erratic golf. What they mean is I frequently play lousy.

American professional golfer
Golf Sports

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

American baseball pitcher & announcer
Age Baseball Misspokements Sports

Why am I using a new putter? Because the old one didn’t float too well.

American professional golfer
Golf Sports

I played golf. I did not get a hole in one, but I did hit a guy. … you're supposed to yell, Fore! but I was too busy yelling, “There ain't no way that's gonna hit him!”

(1968 – 2005) American stand-up comedian
Golf Sports

We need three kinds of pitching: left handed, right handed, and relief.

(1931 – ) American baseball player & manager
Baseball Sports

Pitching always beats batting — and vice-versa.

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

My head looks like ET gone wrong.

English boxer
Boxing Sports

We now have exactly the same situation as we had at the start of the race, only exactly the opposite.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator
Auto racing Misspokements Sports