Greg Norman, Australian golfer:
I owe a lot to my parents, especially to my mother and father.
I owe a lot to my parents, especially to my mother and father.
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Bobby Robson, England football manager following a game against Cameroon in the 1990 World Cup Finals:
We didn't underestimate them. They were a lot better than we thought.
We didn't underestimate them. They were a lot better than we thought.
Sporting Life magazine:
Willie Carson, riding his 180th winner of the season, spent the last two furlongs looking over one shoulder then another, even between his legs, but there was nothing there to worry him.
Willie Carson, riding his 180th winner of the season, spent the last two furlongs looking over one shoulder then another, even between his legs, but there was nothing there to worry him.
Nasser Hussain, English cricketer talking about Leeds United:
They used to be a bit like Arsenal, winning by one goal to nil - or even less. (bet that buggered up the pools coupons!)
They used to be a bit like Arsenal, winning by one goal to nil - or even less. (bet that buggered up the pools coupons!)
A racehorse is an animal that can take several thousand people for a ride at the same time.
I backed the right horse but the wrong horse went and won.
C B Fry, English cricketer, footballer and athlete:
It football it is widely acknowledged that if both sides agree to cheat, cheating is fair.
It football it is widely acknowledged that if both sides agree to cheat, cheating is fair.
George Best on Paul Gascoigne:
He is accused of being arrogant, unable to cope with the press, and a boozer. Sounds to me like he's got a chance.
He is accused of being arrogant, unable to cope with the press, and a boozer. Sounds to me like he's got a chance.
Golf is so popular simply because it is the best game in the world at which to be bad.
Yankee_Jack
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Takes no effort whatsoever.
On a sensitive golfer: (sounds like one of my excuses 
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The least thing upset him on the links. He missed short putts because of the uproar of the butterflies in adjoining meadows.
)The least thing upset him on the links. He missed short putts because of the uproar of the butterflies in adjoining meadows.
Colin Ingleby-McKenzie, English cricketer:
Golf is a game to be played between cricket and death.
Golf is a game to be played between cricket and death.
Jimmy Demaret, US golfer:
Golf and sex are the only two things you can enjoy without being good at them.
Ted Ray, British comedian:
Golf is a fascinating game. It has taken me nearly forty years to discover that I can't play it.
Golf and sex are the only two things you can enjoy without being good at them.
Ted Ray, British comedian:
Golf is a fascinating game. It has taken me nearly forty years to discover that I can't play it.
Geoffrey Green, British sportswriter:
Jimmy Greaves was the Fagin of the penalty area, the arch pick-pocket of goals.
Ian Wooldridge, British sportswriter:
Jimmy Greaves used to hang around like a substitute best man at a wedding for 85 minutes and still won more matches than any other player.
Jimmy Greaves was the Fagin of the penalty area, the arch pick-pocket of goals.
Ian Wooldridge, British sportswriter:
Jimmy Greaves used to hang around like a substitute best man at a wedding for 85 minutes and still won more matches than any other player.
Victoria Wood, British comedienne on gymnastics:
In Russia, show the least athletic aptitude and they've got you dangling off the parallel bars with a leotard full of hormones.
In Russia, show the least athletic aptitude and they've got you dangling off the parallel bars with a leotard full of hormones.
Nat Lofthouse, England international centre forward recalling how English football used to be:
There was plenty of fellers who would kick your bollocks off. The difference was that at the end they'd shake your hand and help you look for them.
There was plenty of fellers who would kick your bollocks off. The difference was that at the end they'd shake your hand and help you look for them.
Nat Lofthouse, called 'The Lion Of Vienna' after scoring 2 when England beat Austria 3-2 in a decidedly nasty game, knew a thing or two about kicking bollocks off himself. Just 5ft 9" tall he was as tough as nails and scored 30 goals in 33 international appearances. In addition he also scored 6 goals in one match for the Football League against the League of Ireland. He captained Bolton when they beat Manchester United 2-0 in the 1958 Cup Final, his second coming when he barged Munich crash hero, goalkeeper Harry Gregg, into the net. Although the tactic was legitimate at the time, Nat confessed that he did foul Gregg who was later to become manager of the Swans. I'll post a video of the goal when I find it.
The United #11 seen early in the clip, was Colin Webster who also ended up at the Swans where he formed a lethal partnership with Brayley Reynolds. Lethal not only for their goals but their actual play - I've never seen a dirtier pair of strikers in harness to this day. And I say this in the nicest possible sense.
Julie Welch, British journalist:
Norman Hunter doesn't tackle opponents so much as break them down for resale as scrap.
Norman Hunter doesn't tackle opponents so much as break them down for resale as scrap.
HEADLINES:
£8,000 Facelift For Westerham Sportswomen - Seven Oaks News.
New York Ban On Boxing After Death - The Times.
Para Girl To Repeat Fatal Jump - World in Runcorn.
Football Violence: Judge Hits Out - Nottingham Evening Post.
£8,000 Facelift For Westerham Sportswomen - Seven Oaks News.
New York Ban On Boxing After Death - The Times.
Para Girl To Repeat Fatal Jump - World in Runcorn.
Football Violence: Judge Hits Out - Nottingham Evening Post.