Subject: Sports (Page 5)

My daughter genuinely asked me to hand her the basketball bat… I might be failing as a father.

(1963 – ) American comedian & author

Enos Cabell started here with the Astros… and before that he was with the Orioles.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

Trailing 5-1, the Padres added an insurance run in the eighth inning.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

I'm tired of hearing about money, money, money, money, money. I just want to play the game, drink Pepsi, wear Reebok.

American basketball player

I’ve been playing the game so long that my handicap is in Roman numerals.

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

Chip Shot: A short, low approach shot that gets a player into position for one or more missed puts.

Templeton is as hot as you can be and still walk!

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

Winning is always fun, but the car is more important.

Finnish hockey player

It was strange. The only English words I saw were Sony and Mitsubishi.

American baseball player

I just wrap my arms around the whole backfield and peel 'em off one by one until I get to the ball carrier… him I keep.

professional football player

The manager came up to me before a game and told me they didn’t allow visitors in the clubhouse.

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

David Boon is now completely clean-shaven, except for his moustache.

Australian cricketer

You might not think that’s cricket, and it’s not; it’s motor racing.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator

George Foreman can knock down an oak tree, but oak trees don't move.

American boxing trainer

That boy couldn't hit the ground if he fell out of an airplane.

(1890 – 1975) American baseball manager

We got a lot of guys not doing what their bubble-gum card says they can do.

professional baseball player & manager

And Referee Richie Powers called the loose bowel foul on Johnson.

American sportscaster

It's not whether you win or lose, but who gets the blame.

American football player

The only thing Earl [Weaver] knows about big-league pitching is that he couldn't hit it.

American baseball pitcher

I'm concentrating so much I don't know what I'm doing half the time.

British boxer

They can’t hit it while I’m standing here holding it.

(1908 – 1989) American baseball player