Subject: Sports (Page 86)

George Foreman can knock down an oak tree, but oak trees don't move.

American boxing trainer

I don't think his hands could take the abuse.

(1950 – ) American boxer & actor

Football is a fertility festival: eleven sperm trying to get into the egg; I feel sorry for the goalkeeper.

(1965 – ) Icelandic singer-songwriter

Detroit’s so bad this year they might lose their bye week.

(1953 – ) comedian, political commentator and television & radio personality

The only way I'm going to get a Gold Glove is with a can of spray paint.

professional baseball player

I'll bet the hardest thing about prize fighting is picking up your teeth with a boxing glove on.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

Reporter: To what do you attribute last night’s loss?

Dale Neal: To the fact that they scored more points than we did.

I am the most loyal player money can buy.

professional baseball player

I guess it's why you never say never. The only thing you can never do is ski through a revolving door.

hockey coach

Optimistically, you hope someday you’ll be in a magazine. Of course, your mom hopes it’s Sports Illustrated or something like that.

American hockey player & coach

Good pitching will always stop good hitting and vice-versa.

(1890 – 1975) American baseball manager

I'm not into sports. If someone told me I had athlete's foot, I'd say that's not my foot!

(1968 – 2005) American stand-up comedian

I’ve been in the twilight of my career longer than most people have had a career.

(1956 – ) Czech American tennis player

People say I'll be drafted in the first round, maybe even higher.

American football player

I'm concentrating so much I don't know what I'm doing half the time.

British boxer

Playing goal is like being shot at.

professional hockey goalie

Basketball has so much showboating you'd think it was invented by Jerome Kern.

American sportswriter

Let me know if Cain is able.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

The safest place would be in the fairway.

(1926 – 2016) American baseball player, announcer & television host

Man's got courage. Man's got guts. And I don't think he'll be with us very long.

professional football & TV commentator

It gets late out there early.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager