Subject: Sports (Page 102)

Some teams are fair haired, we're not – some teams are the Smiths, we're the Grabowskis.

(1939 – ) American football player & coach

The Mets just had their first .500 or better April since July of 1992.

(1922 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

One night we play like King Kong, the next night like Fay Wray.

American baseball player & manager

[boxing promoter] Bob Arum is one of the worst people in the western hemisphere. I don't know the eastern hemisphere very well, but I suspect he'd be one of the worst people there too, if he went.

boxing manager & trainer

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

football coach

Pretty soon somebody will come out of the dugout with a fork and get him.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

Many fans look upon an umpire as a necessary evil to the luxury of baseball, like the odor that follows an automobile.

American baseball pitcher

I know my players don't like my practices, but that's OK, because I don't like their games.

Canadian hockey coach, general manager & commentator

He's about 3′1″… I tell him to get his nose off my kneecap.

(1937 – 1995) American Major League Baseball umpire

Since my kids were born, I put on a shield. I wanted to keep on seeing them.

Russian hockey player

I pitch like my hair’s on fire.

baseball player

I'm not surprised. The referee is a fine Catholic fellow by the name of Patrick Murphy.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

A lot is said about defense, but at the end of the game, the team with the most points wins, the other team loses.

(Bob Costas replied with just, Uh…well…ok.)

professional basketball player

 When I'm on the road, my greatest ambition is to get a standing boo.

professional baseball player

They're why the Hubble telescope is pointed away from the earth.

(1958 – ) Irish professional golfer & commentator

Tall men come down to my height when I hit ‘em in the body.

(1895 – 1983) American boxing champion

The kid looks good in his first game.

(1928 – ) Canadian professional ice hockey player

‘Deuce’ is used so you don't have to count so high.

(1937 – ) comedian & television actor

When those stalls open, the horses are literally going to explode.

British horse racing commentator

If our goalies were in a divorce case, they could sue for lack of support and be millionaires tomorrow.

Canadian hockey player & broadcaster

Keep close count of your nickels and dimes, stay away from whiskey, and never concede a putt.

(1912 – 2002) professional golfer