Subject: Sports (Page 88)

We didn't lose many games, and we never lost a party.

American football player

If I had my way, any man guilty of golf would be ineligible for any office of trust in the United States.

(1880 – 1956) journalist, essayist, editor & satirist

I'd rather have an accident than fall in love – that's how much I love motor racing.

Italian woman auto racer

I sight down my nose to shoot, and now my nose isn't straight since I broke it. That's why my shooting has been off.

American basketball player

Many mens have fell and stumbled when they meet big George in that square jungle.

Ukrainian heavyweight boxing champion

The pub is as much a part of rugby as is the playing field.

George has three speeds… slow, stop, and wait a minute.

American boxing trainer

Sometimes Howard makes me wish I was a dog and he was a fireplug.

(1942 – ) American boxing champion

Chip Shot: A short, low approach shot that gets a player into position for one or more missed puts.

He is accelerating all the time; the last lap was run in 64 seconds and the one before that in 62.

(1926 – ) English sports commentator

It's strange… two guys in shorts competing for a belt; they should, at least, award them slacks or a shirt.

(1954 – ) comedian & television actor

This is the second most exciting indoor sport, and the other one shouldn't have spectators.

American sports executive

Howard Cosell is nobody’s fool. He’s everybody’s fool.

(1942 – ) American boxing champion

It was strange. The only English words I saw were Sony and Mitsubishi.

American baseball player

Slump, I ain’t in no slump… I just ain’t hitting.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

ESPN is like your family, it’s always there: the networks are like your mother-in-law… they are there on the weekends.

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

I just wrap my arms around the whole backfield and peel 'em off one by one until I get to the ball carrier… him I keep.

professional football player

One day Don King will asphyxiate by the force of his own exhaust.

boxing trainer

I hate the minor leagues. I'd rather go out to lunch with my ex-wife's attorney, then play in the minors.

baseball player

You’ll never make a footballer while ever your arse points to the ground.

English football player & manager

Ability is the art of getting credit for all the home runs somebody else hits.

(1890 – 1975) American baseball manager