From: clscott101@aol.com (CLScott101) Subject: Sports Humor Date: 22 Nov 1998 21:43:10 GMT Sports Quotes: > >"I'm going to graduate on time, no matter how long it takes." > -Senior basketball player at the University of Pittsburgh > **************************** > >"Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy >like Norman Einstein." > - Football commentator and former player Joe Theismann 1996 > **************************** > >"You guys line up alphabetically by height. > - Bill Peterson, a Florida State football coach > **************************** > >"You guys pair up in groups of three, then line up in a circle." > - Bill Peterson, a Florida State football coach > **************************** > >Clemson recruit Ray Forsythe, who was ineligible as a freshman >because of academic requirements: "I play football. I'm not >trying to be a professor. The tests don't seem to make sense to >me, measuring your brain on stuff I haven't been through in >school." > **************************** > >Boxing promoter Dan Duva on Mike Tyson hooking up again with >promoter Don King: "Why would anyone expect him to come out smarter? >He went to prison for three years, not Princeton." > **************************** > >Stu Grimson, Chicago Blackhawks left wing, explaining why he keeps >a color photo of himself above his locker: "That's so when I forget >how to spell my name, I can still find my #%@# clothes." > **************************** > >Shaquille O'Neal on whether he had visited the Parthenon during his >visit to Greece: "I can't really remember the names of the clubs >that we went to." > **************************** > >Shaquille O'Neal, on his lack of championships: "I've won at >every level, except college and pro." > **************************** > >Lou Duva, Veteran boxing trainer, on the Spartan training regime of >heavyweight Andrew Golota: "He's a guy who gets up at six o'clock in >the morning regardless of what time it is." > **************************** > >1992- Pat Williams, Orlando Magic general manager, on his team's >7-27 record: "We can't win at home. We can't win on the road. As >general manager, I just can't figure out where else to play." > **************************** > >1982 - Chuck Nevitt , North Carolina State basketball player, >explaining to Coach Jim Valvano why he appeared nervous at practice: >"My sister's expecting a baby, and I don't know if I'm going to be >an uncle or an aunt." > **************************** > >1981 - Tommy Lasorda , Dodger manager, when asked what terms >Mexican-born pitching sensation Fernando Valenzuela might settle for >in his upcoming contract negotiations: "He wants Texas back." > **************************** > >1966 - Darrell Royal, Texas football coach, asked if the abnormal >number of Longhorn injuries that season resulted from poor physical >conditioning: "One player was lost because he broke his nose. How >do you go about getting a nose in condition for football?" > **************************** > >1981 - Mike McCormack, coach of the hapless Baltimore Colts after >the team's co-captain, offensive guard Robert Pratt, pulled a >hamstring running onto the field for the coin toss against St. >Louis: "I'm going to send the injured reserve players out for the >toss next time." > **************************** > >1991 -Steve Spurrier, Florida football coach, telling Gator fans >that a fire at Auburn's football dorm had destroyed 20 books: "But >the real tragedy was that 15 hadn't been colored yet." > **************************** > >1986 - Jim Finks, New Orleans Saints G.M., when asked after a loss >what he thought of the refs: "I'm not allowed to comment on lousy >officiating." > **************************** > >1991 - Alan Kulwicki, stock car racer, on racing Saturday nights >as opposed to Sunday afternoons: "It's basically the same, just >darker." > **************************** > >1996 - Lincoln Kennedy, Oakland Raiders tackle, on his decision not >to vote: "I was going to write myself in, but I was afraid I'd get >shot." > **************************** > >1991 - Jim Colletto, Purdue football coach and former assistant at >Arizona State and Ohio State, on his 11-year-old son's reaction >after he took the job with the Boilermakers: "He said: 'Gosh, Dad, >that mean's we're not going to any more bowl games." > **************************** > >1986 - LaVell Edwards, BYU football coach and one of 14 children: >"They can't fire me because my family buys too many tickets." > **************************** > >1991 - Frank Layden, Utah Jazz president, on a former player: "I >told him, "Son, what is it with you. Is it ignorance or apathy?" >He said, "Coach, I don't know and I don't care." > **************************** > >1991 - Torrin Polk, University of Houston receiver, on his coach, >John Jenkins: "He treats us like men. He lets us wear earrings." > **************************** > >1987 - Shelby Metcalf, basketball coach at Texas A&M, recounting >what he told a player who received four F's and one D: "Son, looks >to me like you're spending too much time on one subject."