TENNIS QUOTES
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The only possible regret I have is the feeling that I will die without having played enough tennis.
—Borotra,Jean
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Little old ladies in tennis shoes.
—Mosk, Stanley
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To theTennis Court, and there saw the King play at tennis and others; but to see how the King's play was extolled, without any cause at all, was a loathsome sight.
—Pepys, Samuel
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We are merely the stars' tennis-balls, struck and bandied which way please them.
—Webster,John
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If I'd wanted to be an individual, I'd have taken up tennis.
—Gullit, Ruud
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The self is now the sacred cow of American culture, self- esteem is sacrosanct, and so we labour to turn arts education into a system in which no one can fail. In the same spirit, tennis could be shorn of its elitist overtones: you just get rid of the net.
—Hughes, Robert Studley Forrest
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Tennis is a game of no use in itself.
—Bacon, Francis,Viscount St Albans
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Writing free verse is like playing tennis with the net down.
—Frost, Robert Lee
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The real pitch lake is simply about two hundred asphalt tennis courts, in very bad condition, set in the midst of some gently undulating green meadows. I am inclined to ask for my money back. —Huxley, Aldous Leonard
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What a polite game tennis is. The chief word in it seems to be 'sorry'and admiration of each other's play crosses the net as frequently as the ball.
—Barrie, SirJ(ames) M(atthew)
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Tuesday, September 9, 2008
FUNNY SPORTS QUOTES \ Source: japanaddicted.com
BASEBALL QUOTES
Quotes from a sports forum (includes 1 NBA quote)
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You wonder what else can happen
-- Chicago Cubs manager Dusty Baker about the Cubs latest loss (in a long string of losses this year).
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Rickeeeeeey Henderson: the ageless wonder and first ballot HOFer in '09. MLB all time leader in RUNS, WALK, STEALS, lead off homers, etc..
Rick was sitting on a bus with the Padres, and Steve Finley told him to take any seat because he had tenure.
"Ten year?" Rickey said. "Rickey's got 17 years."
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I will make sure that they will not beat Japan for the next 30 years.
--Ichiro Suzuki Outfielder -- Japan National Baseball Team
Comments concerned the game between Japan and Korea for the Asian leg of the World Baseball Classic, which Japan lost 3-2 to an inspired Korean National Team.
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Johnny Bench on Sparky Anderson as his number was being retired in Cincinnati last month: ''I remember a day in the '70s when Sparky was doing this interview with a Japanese film crew. At the end, the interviewer says thank you in Japanese, and Sparky says, 'Gracias.'''
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Dan Daly of the Washington Times says it's OK with him if Shaquille O'Neal's gig as a reserve police officer allows him to carry a gun, "as long as he doesn't shoot it from the free-throw line.''
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Quotes from a sports forum (includes 1 NBA quote)
.
You wonder what else can happen
-- Chicago Cubs manager Dusty Baker about the Cubs latest loss (in a long string of losses this year).
.
Rickeeeeeey Henderson: the ageless wonder and first ballot HOFer in '09. MLB all time leader in RUNS, WALK, STEALS, lead off homers, etc..
Rick was sitting on a bus with the Padres, and Steve Finley told him to take any seat because he had tenure.
"Ten year?" Rickey said. "Rickey's got 17 years."
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I will make sure that they will not beat Japan for the next 30 years.
--Ichiro Suzuki Outfielder -- Japan National Baseball Team
Comments concerned the game between Japan and Korea for the Asian leg of the World Baseball Classic, which Japan lost 3-2 to an inspired Korean National Team.
.
Johnny Bench on Sparky Anderson as his number was being retired in Cincinnati last month: ''I remember a day in the '70s when Sparky was doing this interview with a Japanese film crew. At the end, the interviewer says thank you in Japanese, and Sparky says, 'Gracias.'''
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Dan Daly of the Washington Times says it's OK with him if Shaquille O'Neal's gig as a reserve police officer allows him to carry a gun, "as long as he doesn't shoot it from the free-throw line.''
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FUNNY SPORTS QUOTES \ Source: hometownhealthclub.com
EXERCISE QUOTES
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I have to exercise in the morning before my brain figures out what I’m doing. ~Marsha Doble
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I get my exercise acting as pallbearer to my friends who exercise. ~Chauncey Depew
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Exercise is a dirty word. Every time I hear it, I wash my mouth out with chocolate. — Author Unknown
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I have a washboard stomach, too… It’s just that mine has about two months’ laundry on top of it. — Hockey Player Shawn Burr (1966-) Canadian hockey player
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I don’t think I’ve ever stepped into a gym - they won’t let me smoke there. — Golfer John Daly
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I have to exercise in the morning before my brain figures out what I’m doing. ~Marsha Doble
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I get my exercise acting as pallbearer to my friends who exercise. ~Chauncey Depew
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Exercise is a dirty word. Every time I hear it, I wash my mouth out with chocolate. — Author Unknown
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I have a washboard stomach, too… It’s just that mine has about two months’ laundry on top of it. — Hockey Player Shawn Burr (1966-) Canadian hockey player
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I don’t think I’ve ever stepped into a gym - they won’t let me smoke there. — Golfer John Daly
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FUNNY SPORTS QUOTES \ Source: casinosviplounge.com
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GAMBLING QUOTES
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References to:
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Cool Hand Luke
Jim Jones
Wilson Mizner
Thomas Jefferson
David Spanier
W.C. Fields
Henny Youngman
R.E. Shay
Jean Cocteau
Donald Trump
Wayne Gretzky
John Wooden
Harry Emerson Fosdick
Winston Churchill
Paul Newman
Mario Puzo
Bud Flanagan
Will Rogers
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
Danny Thomas
Julius Weintraub
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FUNNY SPORTS QUOTES \ Source: Various joke sites
SPORTS HUMOR
Sports-related quotes by George Burns, comedian
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Sex at age 90 is like trying to shoot pool with a rope.
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Bridge is a game that separates the men from the boys. It also separates husbands and wives.
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Old age is when you resent the swimsuit issue of Sports Illustrated because there are fewer articles to read.
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Sports-related quotes by George Burns, comedian
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Sex at age 90 is like trying to shoot pool with a rope.
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Bridge is a game that separates the men from the boys. It also separates husbands and wives.
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Old age is when you resent the swimsuit issue of Sports Illustrated because there are fewer articles to read.
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FUNNY SPORTS QUOTES \ Source: golf.com
GOLF QUOTES
Quotes from Ryder Cup competitions
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References to:
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Sandy Lyle
Colin Montgomerie
Davis Love
Costantino Rocca
Bernhard Langer
Hale Irwin
Mark O'Meara
Tom Watson
Seve Ballesteros
Jose Maria Olazabal
Tom Kite
Sam Torrance
Andy North
Lanny Wadkins
Jack Nicklaus
Tony Jacklin
Billy Casper
Byron Nelson
Arnold Palmer
Eric Brown
Tommy Bolt
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Quotes from Ryder Cup competitions
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Click here to view ===> RYDER CUP
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References to:
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Sandy Lyle
Colin Montgomerie
Davis Love
Costantino Rocca
Bernhard Langer
Hale Irwin
Mark O'Meara
Tom Watson
Seve Ballesteros
Jose Maria Olazabal
Tom Kite
Sam Torrance
Andy North
Lanny Wadkins
Jack Nicklaus
Tony Jacklin
Billy Casper
Byron Nelson
Arnold Palmer
Eric Brown
Tommy Bolt
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