Subject: Sports (Page 112)

You can’t think and hit the ball at the same time.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

He's not twins.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

If horse racing is the sport of kings, then drag racing must be the sport of queens.

boxing writer & sports historian

It hurt to even bump into him.

(1914 – 1981) American boxing champion

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

The earth in L.A. moved more in one hour than Benoit Benjamin did all last season with the Clippers.

American sports columnist & analyst

Racing is 99 per cent boredom and one per cent terror.

Australian auto racer

He’s a big clog in their machine.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

John Conteh has a neck like a stately home staircase.

English boxer

He told me he caddied in the same group with me in the Hot Springs Open. That's why I voted for him, because he was a caddie.

(1916 – 2008) American professional golfer

We are in such a slump that even the ones that aren’t drinkin’ aren’t hittin’.

(1890 – 1975) American baseball manager

Frank Bruno's fall was that of a felled oak. As the dust settled there was a silence, and then followed the gentle rustle of falling leaves of greenbacks.

(1944 – ) British sportswriter

Was Wayne Gretzky sick?

Canadian hockey player

You guys pair up in groups of three, then line up in a circle.

football coach

If he'd just tip he cap once, he could be elected mayor of Boston in five minutes.

baseball player, coach & manager

The best time to play a freshman is when he is a junior.

Minnesota football coach

There are two things that won’t last long in this world – dogs that chase cars and pros that putt for pars.

(1942 – ) American professional golfer

They may have regained all 40 yards… in fact, they may have.

My teeth weren't that good to begin with, so hopefully I can get some better ones.

Canadian hockey player

They told me Jack Bodell was awkward and he was… he fell awkwardly.

American boxer

One under a tree, one under a bush, one under the water.

(1942 – ) American professional golfer