Subject: Sports (Page 65)

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

American baseball player
Age Baseball Sports

Sharks are as tough as those football fans who take their shirts off during games in Chicago in January, only more intelligent.

(1947 – ) American columnist & humorist
Animals Cold Football Intelligence Places Sports

All of a sudden he’s hurt and I’ve got to get the popcorn out of my teeth.

American hockey player
Hockey Sports

We’ve broken down the expansion teams and they’ve averaged winning 2.7 games their first year, which to me is rather difficult. I figured out the 2, but the .7 has got me wondering what the hell is going on.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach
Football Sports

You have really solidified the Mets' centerfield problem.

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

If they cut my bald head open, they will find one big boxing glove. That's all I am.

American boxing champion
Boxing Self Sports

It's what you learn after you know it all that counts.

(1930 – 2013) American baseball manager
Baseball Education Learning Sports

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

(1958 – ) Irish professional golfer & commentator
Golf Sports

If a lot of people gripped a knife and fork the way they do a golf club, they'd starve to death.


(1912 – 2002) professional golfer
Golf Sports

They said it would last two rounds; they were half right, it lasted four.

British sports commentator
Boxing Misspokements Sports

Why does everybody stand up and sing ‘Take Me Out to the Ballgame’ when they’re already there?

professional baseball player
Baseball Misspokements Sports

Well Phil, tell us about your amazing third leg.

Scottish television commentator
Sports

I've never scored a hat-trick before… not even playing against my sister in the yard at home.

Australian rugby player
Sports

God watches over drunks and third basemen.

(1906 – 1991) American baseball player, coach & manager
Baseball Sports

Every time I sign a ball, and there have been thousands, I thank my luck that I wasn’t born Coveseski or Wambsganss or Peckinpaugh.

American baseball player
Baseball Sports

“Hell, Lou, it took fifteen years to get you out of a game; sometimes I’m out in fifteen minutes.”

(1908 – 1989) American baseball player
Baseball Sports

I went through a stage of feeling awful to one of feeling terrible. Once I started to feel terrible I was OK.

English distance runner
Sports

I’ve had to overcome a lot of diversity.

professional basketball player
Malaprops Sports

He is a very dangerous bowler… innocuous, if you like.

cricket coach
Misspokements Sports

 When I'm on the road, my greatest ambition is to get a standing boo.

professional baseball player
Baseball Sports

Overwhelming underdogs.

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