Subject: Sports (Page 18)

… standing there making a sitting target of himself.

English boxing manager & trainer

My knees look like they lost a knife fight with a midget.

professional football player

Getting cut in the face is a pain in the butt.

Canadian hockey player

One reason I never called balks is that I never understood the rule.

(1937 – 1995) American Major League Baseball umpire

All quitters are good losers.

German-American football coach

That puck would have gone in the net if not for the goalie.

(1958 – ) Canadian hockey player & announcer

The Americans sowed the seed, and now they have reaped the whirlwind.

English athlete & politician

They should move first base back one step to eliminate all those close plays.

professional baseball player

A mediocre player will sink to the level of his or her opposition.

Although golf was originally restricted to wealthy, overweight Protestants, today it’s open to anybody who owns hideous clothing.

(1947 – ) American columnist & humorist

I know it's said that I can't punch, but you should see me putting the cat out at night.

boxer

If you could eliminate the occasional bad shot you would be the first person to do so.

American professional golfer

He runs like a camel… a really pissed off camel.

(1925 – ) American professional football player

Jay Bell is 0-for-6 in this series with 10 homers and 52 RBIs.

(1922 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

Watching an America's Cup race is like watching grass grow.

(1885 – 1933) columnist & writer

Moses Kiptanui, the 19 year old Kenyan, who turned 20 a few weeks ago…

(1926 – ) English sports commentator

If you’re up against a girl with big boobs, bring her to the net and make her hit backhand volleys. It’s the hardest shot for the well-endowed; like when I used to beat Ann Jones, she could hit under them or over them but never through them.

American professional tennis player

The guy in front of me got number 76 and the guy behind me got number 78.

American football player & coach

(Bruce) Benedict may not be hurt as much as he really is.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

When Lee Trevino and Jack Nicklaus come in, I'll caddie for Jack.

(1935 – ) Puerto Rican professional golfer

People think we make $3 million and $4 million a year; they don’t realize that most of us only make $500,000.00.

professional baseball player