Best quotes by athletes

[Ripper 0]

"90% of this game is half mental." (I might have that backwards, but the point's made either way.)

That shit is said in Madden 2003. Shit made me throw a interception laughing at it.

[Guest MikeSC]

Nobody's mentioned anything from Yogi Berra?

 

"It ain't over 'til it's over."

 

"Yogi, what time is it?"

"You mean right now?"

 

"90% of this game is half mental." (I might have that backwards, but the point's made either way.)

Another Yogi-ism.

 

Yogi goes to a pizza parlor. The cook asks him if he wants his pizza cut into 6 slices or 8. Yogi says "Better make it 6. No way I can eat 8 slices".

-=Mike

[DerangedHermit 0]

Not an athlete, but a main figure in NY sports:

 

"We understand that John Henry must be embarrassed, frustrated and disappointed by his failure in this transaction. Unlike the Yankees, he chose not to go the extra distance for his fans in Boston. It is understandable, but wrong that he would try to deflect the accountability for his mistakes on to others and to a system for which he voted in favor. It is time to get on with life and forget the sour grapes."

 

I hate the man, but he's right.

 

Others:

 

Tommy Lasorda: "He (Darryl Strawberry) is not a dog; a dog is loyal and runs after balls."

 

old Cubs manager Lee Elia:

"F*ck those f*ckin' fans who come out here and say they're Cub fans that are supposed to be behind you, rippin' every f*ckin' thing you do. I'll tell you one f*ckin' thing, I hope we get f*ckin' hotter than sh*t, just to stuff it up them 3,000 f*ckin' people that show up every f*ckin' day, because if they're the real Chicago f*ckin' fans, they can kiss my f*ckin' ass right downtown and PRINT IT. They're really, really behind you around here...my f*ckin' ass. What the f*ck am I supposed to do, go out there and let my f*ckin' players get destroyed every day and be quiet about it? For the f*ckin' nickel-dime people who turn up? The motherf*ckers don't even work. That's why they're out at the f*ckin' game. They oughta go out and get a f*ckin' job and find out what it's like to go out and earn a f*ckin' living. Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers. Rip them motherf*ckers. Rip them f*ckin' cocks*ckers like the f*ckin' players. We got guys bustin' their f*ckin' ass, and them f*ckin' people boo. And that's the Cubs? My f*ckin' ass. They talk about the great f*ckin' support the players get around here. I haven't see it this f*ckin' year. Everybody associated with this organization have been winners their whole f*ckin' life. Everybody. And the credit is not given in that respect. Alright, they don't show because we're 5 and 14...and unfortunately, that's the criteria of them dumb fifteen motherf*ckin' percent that come out to day baseball. The other eighty-five percent are earning a living. I tell you, it'll take more than a 5 and 12 or 5 and 14 to destroy the makeup of this club. I guarantee you that. There's some f*ckin' pros out there that wanna win. But you're stuck in a f*ckin' stigma of the f*ckin' Dodgers and the Phillies and the Cardinals an all that cheap sh*t. It's unbelievable. It really is. It's a disheartening f*ckin' situation that we're in right now. Anybody who was associated with the Cub organization four or five years ago that came back and sees the multitude of progress that's been made will understand that if they're baseball people, that 5 and 14 doesn't negate all that work. We got 143 f*ckin' games left. What I'm tryin' to say is don't rip them f*ckin' guys out there. Rip me. If you wanna rip somebody, rip my f*ckin' ass. But don't rip them f*ckin' guys 'cause they're givin' everything they can give. And right now they're tryin' to do more than God gave 'em, and that's why we make the simple mistakes. That's exactly why."

[Guest Crazy Dan]

Pretty much anything that came out of Jim Mora's mouth when critiquing his teams

I can't remember what they were, but man, listen to any sport talk radio, and you are bound to hear some classic sound bites. I like "Playoffs? We are talking about playoffs?" or "That just plain sucked". "You think you know, but just don't know, and you never will".

 

"I am going to eat his children"

[The Czech Republic 0]

"I just want to disappear into Bolivian."

 

"This game sucks now. Who'd want to pay to watch this crap?" -Brett Hull on the NHL

[MarvinisaLunatic 0]

"Its easy to talk about, its easy to sum it up when you just talk about practice. We sittin' in here, I'm supposed to be the franchise player, and we in here talkin' about practice. I mean listen, we talkin bout practice. Not a game, not a game, not a game. We talkin bout practice. Not a game, not a, not a, not the game that I go out there and die for, and play every game like its my last. Not the game. We talkin' bout practice, man. I mean how silly is that? We talkin' bout practice. I know I'm supposed to be there, I know I'm supposed to lead by example. I know that, and I'm not shovin' it aside, you know, like it don't mean anything. I know its important, I do. I honestly do. But we talkin' bout practice, man. What are we talkin' bout? Practice? We talkin' bout practice man. We talk... We talkin' bout practice. We talkin' bout practice. We ain't talkin' bout the game, we talkin' bout practice, man. When you come into the arena, and you see me play, you see me play, don't you? You see me give everything I got, right? But we talkin' bout practice right now. We talkin' bout practice. (laughing) Man look, I hear you, its funny to me too. I mean, its strange, its strange to me too. But we talkin' bout practice man. We not even talkin' bout the game, the actual game, when it matters. We talkin' bout practice."

 

-Allen Iverson

[Jorge Gorgeous 0]

"Its easy to talk about, its easy to sum it up when you just talk about practice. We sittin' in here, I'm supposed to be the franchise player, and we in here talkin' about practice. I mean listen, we talkin bout practice. Not a game, not a game, not a game. We talkin bout practice. Not a game, not a, not a, not the game that I go out there and die for, and play every game like its my last. Not the game. We talkin' bout practice, man. I mean how silly is that? We talkin' bout practice. I know I'm supposed to be there, I know I'm supposed to lead by example. I know that, and I'm not shovin' it aside, you know, like it don't mean anything. I know its important, I do. I honestly do. But we talkin' bout practice, man. What are we talkin' bout? Practice? We talkin' bout practice man. We talk... We talkin' bout practice. We talkin' bout practice. We ain't talkin' bout the game, we talkin' bout practice, man. When you come into the arena, and you see me play, you see me play, don't you? You see me give everything I got, right? But we talkin' bout practice right now. We talkin' bout practice. (laughing) Man look, I hear you, its funny to me too. I mean, its strange, its strange to me too. But we talkin' bout practice man. We not even talkin' bout the game, the actual game, when it matters. We talkin' bout practice."

 

-Allen Iverson

And the topic of that historic interview will forever remain a mystery...

[The Czech Republic 0]

And the topic of that historic interview will forever remain a mystery...

So much repetition, but as they say, practice makes perfect.

[EVIL~! alkeiper 0]

"I made a major contribution to the Cardinals pennant drive--I came down with hepatitis. The trainer injected me with it."

 

-Bob Uecker

[Drury37 0]

"It's so great that we have this opportunity to go back up to Miami for game 5"-John Starks after the Knicks beat the Heat in Game 4 of the 1998 NBA First Round Playoffs series in Madison Square Garden New York, New York.

Thanks.

[alfdogg 0]

This is from SC Sunday:

 

"Those cheers could turn to jeers if Smarty comes up short at the Belmont. But the boos won't affect Smarty...he's a horse."

[DerangedHermit 0]

More Kiner gems:

"Hello, everybody. Welcome to Kiner's Corner. This is....uh. I'm...uh."

 

"Two-thirds of the earth is covered by water. The other third is covered by Garry Maddox."

 

Kiner: "So, Choo Choo, what's your wife's name, and what's she like?"

Choo-Choo Coleman: "Her name is Mrs. Coleman, bub, and she likes me!"

[starvenger 0]

"You ask your mom 'please?' but she still says 'NO!'"

Zach Selwyn (quoting the Beastie Boys), a contestant on Dream Job, when he described a save by David Abischer.

 

Harold Ballard was always a good interview. Much like Lee Elia, there were a lot of bleeps (or one long, continuous one)...

[Spaceman Spiff 0]

Michael Vick, on those rumors that he's gay:

 

"Everybody who knows me, knows how I get down."

[alfdogg 0]

Brad Miller, rebutting KG's speech:

 

"I'll bring my shot gun, my bow-and-arrow, my fuckin' four wheel drive and four wheelers, and run over 'em."

[EVIL~! alkeiper 0]

"When I came up to bat I just wanted to make contact. After the first pitch, I just wanted to live."

 

-John Kruk, following his All-Star game encounter with Randy Johnson

[Guest Deebo]

"I'm tired of hearing about money, money, money, money, money. I just want to play the game, drink Pepsi, wear Reebok." - Shaq

 

"I've won at every level, except college and pro." - Shaq

 

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."

[alfdogg 0]

Shaq offered another one on SC yesterday:

 

"I wish I'd have had someone like Karl when I came into the league, but I didn't. I came into the league buck-naked, had to raise myself. I'm like the Tarzan of the NBA."

[Guest Urine Sane]

Shaq offered another one on SC yesterday:

 

"I wish I'd have had someone like Karl when I came into the league, but I didn't. I came into the league buck-naked, had to raise myself. I'm like the Tarzan of the NBA."

More like fuckin king kong, I swear they shaved a gorilla and taught it to speak.

[Hogan Made Wrestling 0]

"I'm tired of hearing about money, money, money, money, money. I just want to play the game, drink Pepsi, wear Reebok." - Shaq

 

Shit I hadn't heard that one before.

[Star Ocean 3 0]

"Tony Parker just threw the worst pass in the history of the Spurs organization."

-Bill Walton

 

"Some things you just can't question. Like, you can't question why two plus two is four. So don't question it, don't try to look it up. I don't know who made it, all I know is it was put in my head that two plus two is four. So certain things happen. Why does it rain? Why am I sexy? I don't know."

- Shaq on Laker injuries this past season

[alfdogg 0]

I checked out that book of Barkley quotes at the library.

 

I'll bring it up later.

[alfdogg 0]

Charles Barkley:

 

"As long as Larry Bird's around, I'll only be the second-worst defensive player in basketball."

[alfdogg 0]

Michael Smith on ATH today:

 

"Michael Jordan in any city would be great for the NBA...even Alaska."

[Guest shaqaustin34]

My favorite quote is from Kobe Bryant, and it was when he was in court and the judge asked him how do you plead

 

Kobe Bryant said, "NOT GUILTY"

 

 

Actually one of my favorite quote is from Shaq when the Lakers were playin the Spurs in Game 5 at the 2004 NBA playoff. Lakers where up by one point and Tim Duncan made a lucky shot, then Lakers were down one point and with 0.4 seconds left, they passed the ball to Fisher and he made the heroic shot. After the game Shaq was interviewd and Shaq said:

 

"One lucky shot deserves another"