Subject: Sports (Page 92)

I wanted to have a career in sports when I was young, but I had to give it up. I'm only six feet tall, so I couldn't play basketball. I'm only 190 pounds, so I couldn't play football. And I have 20-20 vision, so I couldn't be a referee.

(1950 – ) comedian & television host
Occupations Sports Work

That was a maximization of a minimization of hits.

professional baseball player
Baseball Misspokements Sports

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

Buffalo Bills public relations man
Characteristics Misspokements Sports

Her time is about 4.33, which she’s capable of.

(1926 – ) English sports commentator
Colemanballs Misspokements Sports

I never tried to outsmart nobody; it was easier to outdummy them.

professional baseball player
Baseball Sports

I’m not dropping a bar of soap in the shower near [kicker] Garo Yepremian.

(1935 – 2012) American football player, sports announcer & actor
Football Sports

If you go out with a girl and they say she has a great personality, she's ugly; if they tell you a guy works hard, he can't play a lick… same thing.

(1963 – ) American professional basketball player & sports personality
Basketball Sports

If I knew he was gonna throw a no-hitter, I would have thrown one too.

professional baseball player
Baseball Sports

My swing is so bad I look like a caveman killing his lunch.

(1942 – ) American professional golfer
Golf Sports

[My] career was sputtering until [I] did a 360 and got headed in the right direction.

professional basketball player
Misspokements Sports

I look at the NBA as a football game without the helmet.

American basketball player & broadcaster
Basketball Sports

This is something that probably doesn't happen in Tom Landry's office.

American football coach
Football Sports

Frank Bruno says I'm chicken. Well you can tell him I've come home to roost.

American boxer
Boxing Sports

Well, we have been trying to get Elvis… he's been dead long enough.

brother of boxer champion George
Boxing Sports

It was cool, man, but I’m a little depressed they didn’t have a buffet.

300+ pound American football player
Food/Drink Football Sports

If I’m half the coach on the bench that I was in the stands, we’ll have no problems.

Canadian hockey player
Hockey Sports

I'm always into a positive black image. Whenever Leon Spinks fights I always pray, 'Dear Lord, please don't let them interview Leon on TV.'

American television personality
Boxing People Sports

It ain’t over ’til it’s over.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager
Baseball Sports Yogi-isms

Bill Walton is incredible; if you drop a toothpick on his foot, he'll have a stress fracture.

American basketball coach
Basketball Health Sports

I don't mind the title fight going out at three in the morning. Everyone in Glasgow fights at three in the morning.

Boxing Sports

He can be as good as he wants to be, that's how good he can be.

English football player & announcer
Misspokements Sports