Subject: Sports (Page 20)

Most people play a fair game of golf… if you watch them.

(1911 – 1999) comedian, author & columnist

Tony Taylor was one of the first acquisitions that the Phillies made when they reconstructed their team; they got him from Philadelphia.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

While letting Plano East roll up 365 yards of offense, North Garland only prevented a bigger route [sic] by pouncing on the six turnovers.

newspaper reporter

I thought lacrosse was what you find in la church.

(1951 – 2014) comedian & actor

I told her they must be all sold out.

Canadian hockey player

If you really want to get better at golf, go back and take it up at a much earlier age.

Anglo-Irish golfer

I only have one goal in each stick.

Czech ice hockey player

Career highlights?… I had two; I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets.

(1935 – ) American baseball player, sportscaster, comedian & actor

I'm not dumb enough to be a goalie.

Canadian-born American hockey player

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

Bert's wallet is like an onion. Any time he opens it, he starts crying.

Canadian hockey player

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

(1947 – ) American columnist & humorist

I'd drink more.

professional hockey player

They say golf is like life, but don’t believe them; golf is more complicated than that.

(1927 – 1998) American professional golfer

I just hope she doesn't start before I go in the Hall of Fame. That way, I won't have to kill anybody before I get inducted.

(1963 – ) American professional basketball player & sports personality

The older you get, the faster you ran as a kid.

professional football player & coach

Golf isn’t a game, it’s a choice that one makes with one’s life.

screenwriter & producer

If I didn’t enjoy gloating so much, I wouldn’t do so many interviews.

American football coach

He just wants to get in there and mash them. If you broke his arm, he'd kick you. If you broke his leg, he'd bite you. If you took out his teeth, he'd nut you. This boy wants to fight.

Irish boxer

We play a man-to-man defense. Person to person sounds like a telephone call.

Many Americans follow pro basketball from November through June, for reasons that I found unexplainable, other than the fact that they were overly fascinated with soaring armpits.

(1929 – ) American author & sportswriter