Subject: Sports (Page 16)

I'd have been more active in there, if only I'd been a little more sober.

(1950 – ) American boxer & actor
Boxing Sports

The last time I saw anything like this I was playing for Tastee Freeze in the Little League.

professional baseball pitcher
Baseball Sports

We were tipping off our plays; whenever we broke from the huddle, three backs were laughing and one was as pale as a ghost.

professional football executive
Football Misspokements Sports

As a coach, you must remember that when you're on your way in, you're on your way out.

Canadian hockey coach & general manager
Hockey Sports

Your clubs.

(1916 – 1987) television actor & comedian
Golf Sports

Me and Jake LaMotta grew up in the same neighborhood. You wanna know how popular Jake was? When we played hide and seek, nobody ever looked for LaMotta.

(1919 – 1990) American boxing champion
Boxing People Self Sports

A lot of horses get distracted; it’s just human nature.

Horse trainer
Misspokements Sports

Owner of the A's, Charlie Finley: I noticed when you went out to the mound, you had grass stains on the seat of your pants. That's not a good example to set for your players.

Bauer calmly replied: Those weren't grass stains, Charlie… that was mistletoe.

(1922 – 2007) American baseball player & manager
Baseball Sports

Most of my clichés aren’t original.

football coach
Misspokements Sports

I wish you were a statue and I were a pigeon.

Stephen Gascoigne (1878 – 1942) Australian sports fan & heckler
Sports

It looks like he has a divot over each ear.

(1958 – ) Irish professional golfer & commentator
Golf Sports

The Houston Astros are the youngest team in the National League if you judge by age.

American baseball pitcher & announcer
Age Baseball Misspokements Sports

Whenever they gave him the game ball, he ate it.

American football player
Football Sports

George has three speeds… slow, stop, and wait a minute.

American boxing trainer
Boxing Sports

I remember one time going out to the mound to talk with Bob Gibson. He told me to get back behind the batter, that the only thing I knew about pitching was that it was hard to hit.

American baseball player & commentator
Baseball Sports

Hector Camacho's great-dream is to die in his own arms.

Boxing press agent
Boxing Characteristics Sports

Look at him (Bobby Richardson) – he doesn’t drink, he doesn’t smoke, he doesn’t chew, he doesn’t stay out late, and he still can’t hit .250.

(1890 – 1975) American baseball manager
Baseball Characteristics Sports

You can sum up this sport in two words: You never know.

(1922 – ) boxing trainer & manager
Boxing Misspokements Sports

If you think golf is relaxing, you're not playing it right.

(1903 – 2003) English-born American comedian & actor
Golf Sports

I’d like to borrow [Cassius] Clay’s body for 48 hours. There are three guys I’d like to beat up and four women I’d like to make love to.

(1919 – 1998) American sportswriter
Appearance Body Boxing Sports

Vicodin and vodka — the breakfast of champions.

(1918 – 1990) football coach
Football Sports