SPORTS QUOTES
"I don't know what we're going to do to contain him. In fact, we'll probably just have to go over and just see what the score is. All indications are it's going to be a game that we shouldn't even go to."
Digital Harbor coach Skip Hartley, about Dunbar running back Tavon Austin. The Poets beat Digital Harbor, 30-6, in November.
"It's just not wanting that other dude to score, man."
Maryland center Bambale Osby, explaining his penchant for blocking shots.
"I still walk in here all the time and think, 'Oh my God, look at this.'"
Maryland native Jim Gates, chief librarian at the Baseball Hall of Fame.
"But I guess when you don't feel good and you still get hits, that's when you know you are a bad man."
Boston Red Sox slugger Manny Ramirez, after his walk-off, three-run homer beat the Los Angeles Angels, 6-3, in the American League Division Series.
"Is that significant, in your opinion?"
St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa, to police after registering a .093 blood-alcohol level at a traffic stop where officers found him asleep behind the wheel, radio blaring.
"I'd mess with the president in the goat suit."
Midshipman John Arnold, who plays the Naval Academy mascot, Bill.
"I had a 68-year-old lady pass me on a bike, and that was not cool."
Triathlete Brian Boyle, on competing in his first half-triathlon after a near-fatal car accident.
"He was the most electrifying player I've ever seen. He didn't have the strongest arm, he wasn't the fastest guy in the league or the most powerful. But he could find more ways to beat you than anybody."
Former Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Don Newcombe, on teammate Jackie Robinson.
"It's not the first guy I've hit, not the first walk. Why do you think Tampa traded me?"
Milwaukee Brewers reliever Seth McClung, asked about drilling St. Louis' Albert Pujols.
"I don't want to comment. Get a real job."
Former Oklahoma defensive lineman J.D. Quinn, when contacted by a reporter seeking comment about the Sooners' self-imposed penalties after an investigation revealed that Quinn and another Oklahoma player were being paid for no-show jobs at a car dealership.
"People say I have got concussion problems, but I don't have concussion problems. I have got a problem with people giving me traumatic blows to the head, that's what I have got a problem with."
Ottawa Senators forward Dean McAmmond, after Philadelphia Flyers prospect Steve Downie apologized for knocking him out with an illegal hit two nights earlier.
"I want to talk about this article right here. This ... this was brought to me by a mother. Of children. ... Come after me, I'm a man! I'm 40!"
Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy, screaming at The Oklahoman columnist Jenni Carlson, in response to a critical column about Cowboys quarterback Bobby Reid. The video of Gundy's three-minute rant became one of the year's most viewed on YouTube.
"It's just like that lady in the bikini at the beach. They show you a lot; they just don't show you everything."
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Grady Little, on the utility of batter-pitcher histories.
"Well, they're killing me. They're killing my family. They're killing my coaching staff, killing the White Sox fans. They kill the owner. They kill everyone. I hope they feel the same way we feel."
Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen, on his team's play.
"He made me feel like Ty Cobb."
New York Yankees outfielder Johnny Damon, on agent Scott Boras.
"If this ballpark is a cathedral, then people shouldn't be urinating outside the bathrooms."
Orioles broadcaster Joe Angel on Fenway Park.
"The record is not tainted. At all. Period."
San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds, on becoming the leader in career home runs.
"I come from basically nothing. You're talking about a mother who's a recovering addict. You're talking about no father. You're talking about hardship. I've done it all, from selling drugs and everything else. ... [Now] I'm the light of my family to show that you can come from that type of environment and make something of yourself."
Morgan State linebacker Lamar West, talking about his troubled youth in Newark, N.J.
"If they can get you at your house, they can pretty much get you anywhere."
Ravens cornerback Corey Ivy, on the shooting death of Sean Taylor.
"A guy like [Joe] DeLamielleure says the things he said about me; you think I'm going to invite him to dinner? No. I'm going to break his ... damn neck."
NFL Players Association executive director Gene Upshaw, on his war of words with retired players and DeLamielleure in particular.
"Eighteen is to 19 what four is to three. Gehrig was great, but he wasn't Ruth."
Former Baltimore Colts and New York Giants general manager Ernie Accorsi, making the comparison between Peyton Manning (18) and John Unitas (19) to Lou Gehrig (4) and Babe Ruth (3).
"He wouldn't have approved, though, that we didn't have any beer here. He liked his Budweiser."
Skip Dorer, at a memorial service for his friend of nearly 30 years, Orioles fanatic Wild Bill Hagy.
"Is it the smartest thing in the world to say that stuff? No. But nobody has ever accused me of being smart."
Aubrey Huff, apologizing for calling Baltimore a "horses--- city" on a radio show.
"When I walked away from Baltimore, I left that whole negative mentality behind. Losing definitely puts an emotional bind on you. They say winning cures everything. That is probably one of the most true statements ever made."
Colorado Rockies reliever LaTroy Hawkins.
"It's nice to be wanted and in Seattle."
Former Oriole manager Sam Perlozzo, after being hired as third base coach of the Mariners.
"There are two Terp fans in here."
Maryland women's basketball coach Brenda Frese, patting her stomach as she talked about the expected birth of twins in March.
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