Subject: Sports (Page 65)

If you start worrying about the people in the stands, before too long you're up in the stands with them.

Los Angeles Dodgers’ manager
Baseball Sports

A lot of things run through your head when you’re going in to relieve in a tight spot… one of them was, “Should I spike myself?”

(1908 – 1989) American baseball player
Baseball Sports

At the start of the seventh round of a match with Jack Thompson, Sam Langford extended his glove, which was the usual ritual done before the final round of a boxing match.
A puzzled Thompson said: This ain't the last round, Sam.
Langford replied: It is for you.

Canadian boxer
Boxing Sports

Houston has its largest crowd of the night here this evening.

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

His gloves, dear. I've never been hit by an eye in my life.

British boxer
Sports

We all get heavier as we get older because there’s a lot more information in our heads.

professional basketball player
Age Body Intelligence Misspokements Sports

Did you know that the only Israeli gold medal in the history of the Olympics was in sailing? … further reinforcing the stereotype that Jews don’t tip!

Jewish-American stand-up comedian & writer
Sports

I've found that prayers work best when you have big players.

(1888 – 1931) American football player & coach
Beliefs Football Sports

You have to treat death like any other part of life.

American auto racer
Auto racing Death Sports

The Champagne they have stored is getting more valuable every year.

(1925 – 2005) television host
Alcohol Baseball Food/Drink Sports

It sure didn't make me the million dollars people said it would, but it sure made my ex-wife happy.

American auto racer
Auto racing Sports

When you're in a slump, it's almost as if you look out at the field and it's one big glove.

professional baseball player
Baseball Sports

Auto racing is boring except when a car is going at least 172 miles per hour upside down.

(1947 – ) American columnist & humorist
Auto racing Sports

Owner of the A's, Charlie Finley: I noticed when you went out to the mound, you had grass stains on the seat of your pants. That's not a good example to set for your players.

Bauer calmly replied: Those weren't grass stains, Charlie… that was mistletoe.

(1922 – 2007) American baseball player & manager
Baseball Sports

Five days shalt thou labour, as the Bible says. The seventh day is the Lord thy God's. The sixth day is for football.

(1917 – 1993) British composer & novelist
Football Sports

There are certain things you can't get back, like the elastic in your socks.

boxing trainer
Boxing Sports

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

American boxing champion
Boxing Occupations Sports

Welcome to Worcester where we have just seen Barry Richards hit one of Basil D'Oliveira's balls clean out of the ground.

cricket announcer
Misspokements Sports

Golf is a game in which the ball lies poorly and the players well.

(1912 – 2003) American sports writer
Characteristics Golf Honesty Lies Sports

If the Cincinnati Reds were the first major league baseball team… who did they play?

(1937 – 2008) stand-up comedian, social critic, actor & author
Baseball Sports

We may have broken rules … but we did not cheat.

Connecticut basketball coach
Basketball Sports