Favourite sporting quotes

[RustyCage]

What are your favourite sporting quotes, either by sportsmen or about sport in general?

One of mine is by Pinky Beecroft - singer of Machine Gun Fellatio, who played golf in every city MGF played on the day of a gig.

"Whats a shot into the bunker doing on a nice course like this?"

Dont know why I laugh everytime I read that.

[RustyCage]

Found a site with some good ones.

'This is a really a lovely horse, I once rode her mother.'
(Ted Walsh - Horse Racing Commentator.)

'Sure there have been injuries and deaths in boxing- but none of them serious.'
(Alan Minter - boxer.)

'Ah, isn't that nice, the wife of the Cambridge president is kissing the cox of the Oxford crew.'
(Harry Carpenter - BBC TV Boat Race 1977.)

Dennis Pennis (interviewer): 'Have you ever thought of writing your autobiography ?'
Chris Eubank (boxer) : 'On what ?'

'Moses Kiptanui - the 19 year old Kenyan, who turned 20 a few weeks ago.'
(David Coleman.)

'Apart from their goals, Norway haven't scored.'
Terry Venables

'Without being too harsh on David, he cost us the match.'
(Ian Wright, ITV)

CRICKET QUOTES FROM 2005

"We left Downing Street and there was a lot of photographers. He said: 'What do they want?' 'So I looked at him and said: 'A photo, you knob!'"
Matthew Hoggard jokes on They Think It's All Over about what he said during a spot of post-Ashes hobnobbing with Tony Blair at Downing Street

"Life without sport is like life without underpants."
Life according to Billy Y-front Bowden

"You're not a morning person, are you Bob."
BSkyB anchor Charles Colvile poses a question we all wanted to ask to Bob Willis after the former England captain, who has been on air at 4am throughout the Pakistan-England series, grumpily slammed everyone and everything

"I'd like to make a point about shit rules."
Apparently, Darren Lehmann isn't a fan of the new supersub rules in one-day cricket

"He can be so rude to people that sometimes you just want to punch his lights out."
That's fighting talk: Mark Nicholas on his co-commentator Geoff Boycott

"I have to watch my skin more and make sure that I look good and have had my hair done. I could easily lose my crown back to David Beckham if I'm not careful."
Freddie Flintoff on the pressures of being a gay icon

[Punk Rooster]

What are your favourite sporting quotes, either by sportsmen or about sport in general?

One of mine is by Pinky Beecroft - singer of Machine Gun Fellatio, who played golf in every city MGF played on the day of a gig.

"Whats a shot into the bunker doing on a nice course like this?"

Dont know why I laugh everytime I read that.

Where'd you here that from? I've met all & sundry in MGF, quite accessible. I'm awaiting their next visit here, haven't seen them since their show at the Gov (went both nights, as friends of mine supported them the 1st night- Spazzys).

[Peter Falconia]

" Don't think, DO" - Ron Barrassi.

Often use that one in life.

[Magpiespower]

Pretty sure that's John Kennedy's quote there, PF.

There's a million quotes by Muhammed Ali...

'What's my name?'
- as he pulverized Ernie Terrell (who deliberately called him Cassius Clay even after he converted to Islam and changed his name) over 15 rounds in 1967.

'He's too ugly to be the champ.'
- on Sonny Liston

'I ain't got no quarrel with them Viet Congs. No Viet Cong ever called me nigger'

Muhammed Ali: 'Superman don't need no seatbelt.'
Flight Attendant: 'Superman don't need no airplane either.'

'I'm so mean I make medicine sick.'

'Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee...'

'If you even dream of beating me you'd better wake up and apologize.'

'I'm so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and was in bed before the room was dark.'

'Frazier is so ugly that he should donate his face to the US Bureau of Wild Life.'

'I'm a baaaadd man!'

'The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life.'

'That all you got, George?'
- whispered into George Foreman's ear in a late round clinch during the Rumble in the Jungle.

'It'll be a thrilla and a chilla and a killa when I get the gorilla in Manilla.'

And the definitive...

'I am the greatest!'

[MUNGO JERRY]

KG. TO Brian Cunningham...dunno wot year....
STRIKE ME PINK BUCKY, ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 10, HE'S A VERY LuCKY MAN!

.....crikey, wot a dip-stick K.G. is.........

[Peter Falconia]

Pretty sure that's John Kennedy's quote there, PF.

Maybe, but I dont think JFK screamed it at 20 footballers.

[Magpiespower]

Pretty sure that's John Kennedy's quote there, PF.

Maybe, but I dont think JFK screamed it at 20 footballers.

Um, the John Kennedy I'm thinking of did.

As in John Kennedy, legendary Hawthorn coach.

Think it was part of his inspirational gee-up to Hawks players in the 1971 grand final.

[RustyCage]

Where'd you here that from? I've met all & sundry in MGF, quite accessible. I'm awaiting their next visit here, haven't seen them since their show at the Gov (went both nights, as friends of mine supported them the 1st night- Spazzys).

If you are waiting for MGF to play here again, you'd be waiting a while! They broke up last year. Bryan Ferrysexual, Loveshark, Christa Hughes, and Pinky Beecroft (Matthew Ford) all have their own solo projects now. 3K is back producing music, and Chit Chat is doing well for himself on TV, so dont expect MGF to get back together anytime soon.

Are you friends with the Spazzys?

[therisingblues]

Pommy cricket commentator whose name escapes me during a West Indies vs England Test match:
"The batsman is Holding, the bowler's Willie."
Followed by muffled laughter from the commentary box.

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Pathetic pitman in ruck by blight

i couldnt give a rats toss bag by blight

One i wish i heard but never did was jeff thompson saying **** in the 2001 ashes series- anyone with it on tape feel free to email me

Darren Lehmann after being recalled and dropped after two tests against england in 98/99 said somthing along the lines of I GOT CRUCIFIED

Mike Nunan said after beating south in the 1990 first semi that "a win covers a multitude of sins"

[Punk Rooster]

If you are waiting for MGF to play here again, you'd be waiting a while! They broke up last year. Bryan Ferrysexual, Loveshark, Christa Hughes, and Pinky Beecroft (Matthew Ford) all have their own solo projects now. 3K is back producing music, and Chit Chat is doing well for himself on TV, so dont expect MGF to get back together anytime soon.

Are you friends with the Spazzys?

I'd only heard on the official site that The Widow Jones (don't knbow their real names) had left. As good as I thought their last album was, it never really took off. Probably a wasted talent as a whole, but I'm sure they'll succeed in whatever they do.
I know The Spazzys through their visits here & friends. They've generally stayed at my mates place in Torrensville. I caught up with them when I went to Melb last year.

[am Bays]

One of the great quotes is Scotty Pippen to Karl the mailman Malone in a championship game on a Sunday a couple of years ago.

Karl wasn't the best from the paint and late in the 4th quarter he gets fouled and is up at the line to put the Jazz in front,

as he goes through his routine, with half the US watching, Scotty Pippen has gone past him and said, "hey Karl, the mailman don't deliver on Sundays......"

Bulls world champions again.....

[am Bays]

S Waugh to C Ambrose 1995 Point of Spain Trinidad

Waugh: "What the **** are you looking at"

Ambrose: "dont Cuss me Mon"

Waugh: "**** off"

Waugh: "**** OFF"

[Magpiespower]

One of the great quotes is Scotty Pippen to Karl the mailman Malone in a championship game on a Sunday a couple of years ago.

Karl wasn't the best from the paint and late in the 4th quarter he gets fouled and is up at the line to put the Jazz in front,

as he goes through his routine, with half the US watching, Scotty Pippen has gone past him and said, "hey Karl, the mailman don't deliver on Sundays......"

Bulls world champions again.....

Guess Scottie didn't have a migraine that day.

[am Bays]

Just reading my post again, you can't be world champions when only one teams from one country participate, **** yanks, post should read:

Bulls NBA champions again

Basketball = Mens Netball