Subject: Sports (Page 115)

It was the toughest seven-man zone we faced all year.

(1922 – 2002) American college basketball coach

And there’s the man in the green flag!

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator

A golf swing is a collection of corrected mistakes.

American professional golfer

What a town. They boo Willie Mays and cheer Khrushchev.

New York writer

I’m throwing as hard as I ever did, but the ball is just not getting there as fast.

(1908 – 1989) American baseball player

When you’re 21, you're a prospect; when you’re 30, you’re a suspect.

baseball player

First triple I ever had.

(1908 – 1989) American baseball player

I believed in drug testing a long time ago… all through the Sixties I tested everything.

American baseball pitcher

I’m a golfer – not an athlete.

professional golfer

In Willie DeWit, we have an all-American boy, even though he is a Canadian.

A good coach needs a patient wife, a loyal dog and a great quarterback, but not necessarily in that order.

(1927 – ) American football coach

He has the touch of a gay hairdresser.

(1958 – ) Irish professional golfer & commentator

You don’t know what pressure is until you play for five bucks with only two in your pocket.

(1942 – ) American professional golfer

Nobody in football should be called a genius; a genius is a guy like Norman Einstein.

American football player & commentator

His golf bag does not contain a full set of irons.

(1951 – 2014) comedian & actor

In pro boxing, let's face it, the name of the game is how much you make – not how many honors won. Billy Walker was the most successful flop in history.

English boxing journalist & commentator

Early in the year, after a bad game, I said to my kids in the car, this is my last year and the next day I was getting phone calls from the school about whether I was retiring.  And that was in October.

(1961 – ) Canadian hockey player & owner

Allen S. Sothoron pitched his initials off yesterday.

(1886 – 1969) American journalist & humorist

To symbolize our great relationship, I'd like you to have this framed x-ray of my ulcer.

(1941 – ) American basketball executive

A manager's job is simple. For one hundred sixty-two games you try not to screw up all that smart stuff your organization did last December.

(1930 – 2013) American baseball manager

The playoffs separate the men from the boys, and we found out we have a lot of boys in our dressing room.

Canadian hockey general manager