Subject: Sports (Page 33)

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(1922 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

It's been very slow and dull day, but it hasn't been boring. It's been a good, entertaining day's cricket.

Cricket commentator

Stewart has two cars in the top five: Magnusson 5th and Barichello 6th.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator

Incompetence should not be confined to one sex.

American basketball player & coach

If they cut my bald head open, they will find one big boxing glove. That's all I am.

American boxing champion

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

professional football player

Being a White Sox fan meant measuring victory in terms of defeat. A 6-5 defeat was a good day. A big rally was Wally Moses doubling down the right-field line.


We all get heavier as we get older because there’s a lot more information in our heads.

professional basketball player

These days baseball is different… you come to spring training, you get your legs ready, you arms loose, your agents ready, your lawyer lined up.

American baseball player

I’ve been dunked on by (Vitaly) Potapenko and now (Zan) Tabak; the good part is that they don’t make posters of those guys.

professional basketball player

I came from a dirt farm, now I'm filthy rich.

American boxing champion

That picture was taken out of context.

professional baseball player

The depressing thing about tennis is that no matter how good I get, I’ll never be as good as a wall.

(1968 – 2005) American stand-up comedian

As an intellectual, he bestowed upon the games of golf and bridge all the enthusiasm and perseverance that he withheld from his books and ideas.

(1920 – 1982) foreign bureau chief, editor & speechwriter

Arrive at the net with the puck and in ill humor.

(1925 – 1990) Canadian hockey player, coach & general manager

You've got to think lucky; if you fall into a mud hole, check your back pocket – you might have caught a fish.

(1924 – 2012) American football player & coach

Watching Phil Mickelson play golf is like watching a drunk chasing a balloon near the edge of a cliff.

(1958 – ) Irish professional golfer & commentator

He can run, but he can't hide.

(1914 – 1981) American boxing champion

The coach said the team might be a big factor in the game.

Swimming isn’t a sport; it’s just a way to keep from drowning.

(1937 – 2008) stand-up comedian, social critic, actor & author

This is a game of misses; the guy who misses the best is going to win.

American professional golfer