Subject: Sports (Page 22)

Once we were whining losers, but now we’re arrogant winners.

Buffalo Bills public relations man

He can do it the hard way, get beat up for 12 rounds and end up in the hospital. Or, he can do it the easy way, get hit on the chin and go to sleep.

American boxer

I was really enjoying my ride and just thinking how beautiful it was here and the next minute I was picking gravel out of my head.

Australian equestrian rider

Goaltenders are three sandwiches shy of a picnic. From the moment primitive man lurched erect, he survived on the principle that when something hard and potentially lethal comes toward you at great velocity, get the hell out of it's path.

Canadian hockey player

We may have broken rules … but we did not cheat.

Connecticut basketball coach

Stroke-Of-Luck: Hole-in-One.

Three things are bad for you: I can't remember the first two, but doughnuts are the third.

football coach

That putt had more breaks than a government job.

golf writer

Schumacher has made his final stop three times.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator

It’s not over yet.

British professional golfer & commentator

Linford Christie’s got a habit of pulling it out when it matters most.

(1926 – ) English sports commentator

I didn't quit football because I failed a drug test, I failed a test because I was ready to quit football.

American football player

They're a little bit like money. You don't want to die with them and give them to your kids, so you might as well use them if you need them.

American football coach

I know being a linesman is a thankless job, especially with guys like me around.

American professional tennis player

The only way I'm going to get a Gold Glove is with a can of spray paint.

professional baseball player

I watched the Indy 500, and I was thinking that if they left earlier they wouldn’t have to go so fast.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

Every season has its peaks and valleys. What you have to try to do is eliminate the Grand Canyon.

baseball player

Golf is a day spent in a round of strenuous idleness.

(1770 – 1850) English Romantic poet

The front wheel crosses the finish line, closely followed by the back wheel.

(1926 – ) English sports commentator

We (the Mets) are a much improved ball club, now we lose in extra innings!

(1890 – 1975) American baseball manager

These people haven’t seen the last of my face. If I go down, I’m going down standing up.

American basketball player