Classic sporting quotes

[NorthamptonBee]

There must be a thread for them somewhere but I heard about one yesterday that I think is top drawer.

"And let that be a lesson to you all. Nobody beats Vitas Gerulaitis 17 times in a row."

– after beating Jimmy Connors at the January 1979 Masters. Gerulaitis had lost their previous 16 matches.

Top stuff from the 70/80s tennis man with Michael Bolton hair, then I read how he tragically died and how young he was!

 

[horshambees]

There is somewhere

Anyway a David Coleman one was "at 100 metres was when he opened his legs and showed us his class" something like that anyway

 

[jharvey85]

Pressure? I'll tell you what pressure is. Pressure is a Messerschmidt up your arse. Playing cricket is not.

Aussie all-rounder Keith Miller...

 

[sonofabee]

US commentator to Tug McGraw (baseball player) "Which do you prefer Astro turf or grass" "Dunno, I don't think I've smoked Astro turf"

Ian Rush "I really didn't enjoy it, I just couldn't settle in Italy. It was like living in a different country"

 

[sonofabee]

There is somewhere

Anyway a David Coleman one was "at 100 metres was when he opened his legs and showed us his class" something like that anyway

Think it was about the Cuban runner Juanterana in the Olympics that the either the US or Russians boycotted

 

[oldgreenfordian]

After Roddick had just lost again to Federer.
Interviewer to Roddick, "There's quite a rivalry here between you and Roger".
Roddick, "For it to be a rivalry I'd have to win one occasionally".

 

[Beat Poet]

"We're going to start the game at nil-nil and go out and try to get some goals"

Bryan Robson

 

[beebopalula]

' Batsman's Holding, bowler's Willy.' Has to be no 1 ?

 

[hanworthbee]

what was the George Best one about spending his money on cars etc?

 

[sonofabee]

what was the George Best one about spending his money on cars etc?

I spent most of my money on wine, women and fast cars. The rest I wasted........or something very similar


There's another one which may be an urban myth but it's after he retired.

He was shacked up in a London hotel with Marjorie Wallace who was a yank and recent winner of Miss World that he'd either been a judge at or been introduced to her at. (She was later sacked but I forget why) Anyway he ordered room service and didn't answer the door when food and champagne finally turned up. Waiter eventually let himself in and found Best half awake but drunk curled up on top of the bed next to sleeping naked Miss World. The story goes that teh room was littered with empty champagne bottles, thousands of pounds in various notes and hundreds of poker chips everywhere as as they'd been up all night at the casino and won a few bob.

Best says he woke up and signed for the tab, exchanged a few words with the waiter, gave him a big tip and then heard the bloke mutter as he left the room, "So sad, where did it all go wrong"

 

[PLE]

When Gatting got he's nose smashed to pieces commentator says where abouts did the ball hit you Mike???

 

[wibs]

"Because every time I f*** your wife she gives me a biscuit".

Close thread

 

[bees66]

' Batsman's Holding, bowler's Willy.' Has to be no 1 ?

Some people are on the pitch... they think it's all over... it is now! is No 1..:thetruth:

 

[fencer/bee]

Whoever said, 'It's not whether you win or lose that counts,' probably lost.
Martina Navratilova,

 

[absenteebee]

And Smith must score... Or

Cadette... No offside

 

[horshambees]

Think it was about the Cuban runner Juanterana in the Olympics that the either the US or Russians boycotted

Think you are spot on.May have been 1980 as Cuba didnt go to LA in 84

 

[GP200]

..............Rod to Beefy..........How's your wife and my kids???????...........

 

[sonofabee]

The wife's fine but your kids are retards..........so wrong but very funny

 

[To Bee Someone]

"And Leeds are going mad. And they every right to go mad"

Even though by todays rules, it was a goal

 

[gashbee]

"we can win this" Russell Osman (escape to victory)
& ISB circa 2011.

 

[wibs]

"Get in there Frank" Harry carpenter commentating on the Bruno v Tyson fight

"Where were the Germans, and frankly who cares!" Barry Davies Seoul 1988 Mens hockey final at the Olympics versus Germany

 

[kevalutonbee]

Think you are spot on.May have been 1980 as Cuba didnt go to LA in 84

I seem to remember that is the original Colemanball. The only problem was that it may have been Ron Pickering who said it.

Wasn't something like "He comes Juanterena off the bend, opening his legs, showing his class" as he won the 400m by some considerable distance

 

[kevalutonbee]

' Batsman's Holding, bowler's Willy.' Has to be no 1 ?

Wasn't there also Lillee caught Willey Bowled Dilley in the gully

The late,great Brian Johnston also said that Botham was out hit wicket when he didn't quite get his leg over and was reduced to fits of laughter as Aggers took the proverbial about him saying

 

[Paul O'Brien]

Still cricket:

'And Illingworth is relieving himself at the Pavilion end'

Shane Warne was bowling to Inzamam Al Haq (or possibly another rotund player) who was basically stone-walling everything with ease. Keeper Healy called out: "We've got to get this bastard to leave his crease. Someone put a Mars bar just short of a length.'

 

[Mr Tree]

i always like the danny blanchflower quote. wish more people would play to its principles:

"The great fallacy is that the game is first and last about winning. It is nothing of the kind. The game is about glory, it is about doing things in style and with a flourish, about going out and beating the other lot, not waiting for them to die of boredom."

 

[oldgreenfordian]

i always like the danny blanchflower quote. wish more people would play to its principles:

"The great fallacy is that the game is first and last about winning. It is nothing of the kind. The game is about glory, it is about doing things in style and with a flourish, about going out and beating the other lot, not waiting for them to die of boredom."

Danny was a great sporting philosopher who also advocated taking pleasure from one's opponent's play.
In the 1958 World Cup Finals, the only time the four home nations have all been in attendance, he announced Norn Iron's new strategy of equalising before the opposition had scored.

 

[oldgreenfordian]

Cricket again, and from Yabba on the SCG Hill:
"Send for Nurse Mitchell (a noted abortionist), she'll get the buggers out!"

 

[SpiderBee]

A great goal for Tottenham but Crooks did all the spade work!

 

[wibs]

'Ha ha ha look at Murray he's crying like a girl! I bet his Mum isn't. She's absolutley nails', Clare Balding - 5Live yesterday afternoon

 

[To Bee Someone]

This one sums up why I (and hopefully a lot of us) cannot get enough of the Bees

"The pleasure of rooting for Goliath is that you can expect to win. The pleasure of rooting for David is that, while you don't know what to expect, you stand at least a chance of being inspired."

From Michael Lewis' Moneyball