Most unique or odd sports quotes

[Travelman6]

This one seems to be making the rounds as of late. It made me smile.

What other quotes strike you as being either unique or just odd/out of left field?

 

[Ha Who]

With the other thread going, you hit a homerun with this one. Of course the king is

The 50 greatest Yogi Berra quotes

 

[Travelman6]

I think it's a parody but still, another golden one!

 

[Guapo]

Oil Can Boyd on a game in Cleveland being called due to fog:

“That’s what they get for building a stadium next to the ocean”

 

[TheChamps990411]

This one seems to be making the rounds as of late. It made me smile.

What other quotes strike you as being either unique or just odd/out of left field?

"Ill eat your children"- Mike Tyson

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

 

[wheelerdog]

Escalators are for cowards

 

[billybud]

John McKay...when asked what he thought about his team's execution...."I'm in favor of it".

 

[billybud]

And the immortal Bill Peterson, former FSU and NFL HC.

"You guys line up alphabetically by height."

"I used to have this slight speech implement and couldn't remember things before I took the Sam Carnegie course."

"Men, I want you just thinking of one word all season. One word and one word only: Super Bowl."

"You guys pair up in groups of three, then line up in a circle."

 

[JCSuperstar]

The wisdom of Earl Weaver:

 

[CAHUSKY]

Not necessarily unique or odd but always loved the this Woody Hayes quip........ Hayes, when asked why he went for two after the final touchdown in 50-14 win over Michigan.....”because I couldn’t go for three”.

 

[Walker11]

 

[storrsroars]

Classic interview from Kiner's Korner...

Ralph Kiner: “What’s your wife’s name, and what's she like?”
Choo Choo Coleman: “Mrs Coleman. and she likes me, Bub.”

 

[JB75]

Denny green(rip) after bad loss on Monday night football I believe - “They arrrrreee who we thought they were!!!!” Classic
Another one obviously - “practice? - we talkin bout practice “. Ha. Loved AI

 

[Travelman6]

Great quotes.


I found a gold mine. This is a very good read, 100% recommended:

 

[uconngb]

One of my favorites was Whitey Herzog when asked why he had a guy steal second while up 9-0 in the 7th inning (details may not be exact):

"When they stop trying to score, then so will we"

 

[uconngb]

Also Woody Hayes....I can't remember the exact details but had to do about being questioned why an inferior team gave Ohio State a bit of a harder time than they expected:

"Hey, their guys are on scholarship too"

 

[UconnU]

“I want to kiss you. I couldn’t care less about the team struggling. I just want to kiss you.” - Joe Namath to Suzy Kolber

 

[uconngb]

“I want to kiss you. I couldn’t care less about the team struggling. I just want to kiss you.” - Joe Namath to Suzy Kolber

Fantastic

 

[Devland]

This thread lost its credibility when I read this far down and didn't see any Bob Diaco quotes.

 

[Jaker]

"I am not a big Gay guy"

 

[Northbound]

With the other thread going, you hit a homerun with this one. Of course the king is

The 50 greatest Yogi Berra quotes

You want a great book, go find “holy cow” or maybe its “oh holy cow” all transcripts from when the Scotter was in the booth for the Yanks. Classic

 

[Deepster]

Marvin Barnes:

“There’s the one about the Spirits getting set to depart on a flight from Louisville at 8 a.m. that would get into St. Louis at 7:56. After one look at his ticket, Barnes exclaimed “I ain’t getting on no time machine.”

 

[Chin Diesel]

Suck it.

 

[LIuconn]