Subject: Sports (Page 72)

He's as old as some trees.

Canadian hockey player & coach

He has the touch of a gay hairdresser.

(1958 – ) Irish professional golfer & commentator

If you hit Polonia 100 fly balls, you could make a movie out of it — Catch 22.

baseball player

Yes, and so is everyone else in the league.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

Listen, ump… how can you sleep with the lights on?

American baseball player

These are my new shoes. They’re good shoes. They won’t make you rich like me, they won’t make you rebound like me, they definitely won’t make you handsome like me. They’ll only make you have shoes like me. That’s it.

(1963 – ) American professional basketball player & sports personality

I refuse to call a 47-year-old white-haired man ’Sparky.’

baseball umpire

Argentina invaded the Falklands because they had ESPN and the Argentines wanted to get the late scores.

(1931 – 2012) American college football historian & television commentator

I judge how much a man cares for a woman by the space he allots her under a jointly shared umbrella.

(1909 – 1973) American sports journalist

While playing golf today I hit two good balls… I stepped on a rake.

(1906 – 1998) English-born American comedian

The advantage of the rain is, that if you have a quick bike, there’s no advantage.

British motorcycle road racer

Kids are great. That's one of the best things about our business, all the kids you get to meet. It's a shame they have to grow up to be regular people and come to the games and call you names.

(1963 – ) American professional basketball player & sports personality

Baseball is a lot like life. The line drives are caught, the squibbles go for base hits. It's an unfair game.

American baseball player

Alesi is in second place, and Hill is in second place.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator

Every time I think about changing a diaper, I run a little bit harder and a little bit faster to make sure I can afford a nanny until my daughter's old enough to take care of that herself.

(1963 – ) American professional basketball player & sports personality

We went to Alaska once and they made us honorary Alaskans. Then we went to Hawaii and they made us honorary Hawaiians. We're going to the Virgin Islands this year.

(1922 – 2002) American college basketball coach

We’re trying to accomplish in five games what in previous years it took 162 games to do.

(1930 – 2013) American baseball manager

Pitching always beats batting — and vice-versa.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

He should know better than that. He knows I only drink scotch.

Canadian professional hockey goalie

That’s the fourth extra base hit for the Padres – two doubles and a triple.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

Some people have a chip on their shoulder; Billy has a whole lumberyard.

(1919 – 1998) American sportswriter