Subject: Sports (Page 10)

It’s not Terry Holmes that Bradford needs – it’s Sherlock.

Rugby coach

I was offered a spot in an ad for neutering pets… not exactly what I had in mind.

American baseball pitcher

The only thing I've noticed is that when I come into the locker room, they all bow.

(1956 – ) Czech American tennis player

Hockey is the original extreme sport.

American hockey player

The Orlando Magic were so bad last season, the cheerleaders stayed home and phoned in their cheers.

(1941 – ) American basketball executive

Dracula and LSU football are at their best after the sun goes down.

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

The side has been held together by needles and sticking plaster.

Rugby coach

To win, I’d run over Joe’s mom too.

professional football player

The Chicago Cubs are like Rush Street – a lot of singles, but no action.

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

For those of us who are baseball fans and agnostics, the [Baseball] Hall of Fame is as close to a religious experience as we may ever get.

American author

Say Satch, tell me, was Abraham Lincoln a crouch hitter?

(1908 – 1989) American baseball player

He has got perfect control over the ball right up to the minute he lets it go.

Australian rules football player

Grand Prix driving is like balancing an egg on a spoon while shooting the rapids.

British racing driver

Putts get real difficult the day they hand out the money.

(1942 – ) American professional golfer

Baseball is the only game left for people. To play basketball, you have to be 7 feet 6 inches. To play football, you have to be the same width.

(1914 – 1986) American baseball team owner & promoter

They're a little bit like money. You don't want to die with them and give them to your kids, so you might as well use them if you need them.

American football coach

Hockey is a game played by six good players and a home team.

This is a game of misses; the guy who misses the best is going to win.

American professional golfer

Ice hockey is a form of disorderly conduct in which the score is kept. 

(1926 – ) newspaper columnist

Boxing is show-business with blood.

(1853 – 1931) American theatrical producer, impresario, director & playwright

Brian London possesses the most unbeautiful face – it looks as if it, at one time, fell apart and was reassembled by a drunken mechanic.

English broadcaster, journalist & author