Subject: Sports (Page 93)

I believe in rules… sure I do; if there weren’t any rules, how could you break them?

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

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

(1950 – ) American boxer & actor

They can say what they want, but playoff hockey is a whole other ballgame.

Hating the Yankees is as American as pizza pie, unwed mothers and cheating on your income tax.

(1932 – 1997) newspaper columnist

We got to practice a little bit. I want these guys to be bouncing around like a pogo stick on Viagra.

football coach

I figured out why they took out 8,000 trees at Oakmont. It's so people won't hang themselves.

professional golf caddie

This is something that probably doesn't happen in Tom Landry's office.

American football coach

A mediocre season for Nelson Piquet as he is now known and always has been.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator

My sport is about 90 percent strength and 40 per cent technique.

Wrist-wrestling champion

The good chip allows you to whistle while you walk in the dark alleys of golf.

(1916 – 2008) American professional golfer

They say a tie is like kissing your sister; I guess that is better than kissing your brother.

(1937 – ) football coach, sportscaster, author & speaker

He’s easy to do. Sit on the bench. Play about 10 minutes a game.

Czech hockey player

Concentration-wise, we’re having trouble crossing the line mentally from a toughness standpoint.

American football coach

When we played, World Series checks meant something; now all they do is screw up your taxes.

American baseball pitcher & announcer

His throw went absolutely nowhere near where it was going.

Australian cricketer & commentator

If God wanted women to understand men, football would never have been created.

novelist, screenwriter & businessman

My goal is to deny yours.

Defensively the Red Sox are a lot like Stonehenge. They are old, they don't move, and no one is certain why they are positioned the way they are.

American sportswriter

I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it.

professional baseball player

You can tell that you’re in trouble when you feel the air on the back of your neck instead of in your face.

American auto racer