FUNNY SPORTS QUOTES \ Source: dailymail.co.uk

SPORTS QUOTES
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"When Rio Ferdinand went in goal, I wasn't too worried. I saw him play in goal when he was a kid and I knew he wasn't very good."
-- Harry Redknapp knew it was Portsmouth's day in the FA Cup when United defender Rio went between the sticks.
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"On Saturday morning we were driving to Old Trafford thinking it was going to be the Alamo. Now we are favourites - it's a funny old game, football."
-- Portsmouth chairman Peter Storrie.
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"I put my house, its contents, my entire wardrobe, my under garments, my socks and my shoes on the fact that he would score, and how he didn't I have no idea."
-- Inimitable Leicester boss Ian Holloway on a missed chance for Iain Hume in the goalless draw with Bristol City.
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"I trained hard up until the game but it was the end of the season and afterwards I got kidnapped. It was a very enjoyable week - from what I can remember!"
-- Wales and Wasps coach Shaun Edwards describes a lost week of celebration when he played for Ireland in rugby league at the end of his playing days.
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"I would have been doing a bit of 'porridge' myself!"
-- Roy Keane admits he would have gone to prison had Sepp Blatter's demand for some tackles to be made a criminal offence come into force while he was a player.
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"We haven't won it, we have not got to the final and we have got to get prepared. Why would we be drinking champagne?"
-- Cardiff boss Dave Jones plays down his side's shock quarter-final win at Middlesbrough, even though it handed them their first semi-final berth since they won the competition in 1927
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"We were worried about going home tonight on the plane because of the high winds. I don't think that will have any bearing because the plane will be rocking anyway."
-- More from Jones.
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"I've always believed at this time of the season you get to see people like oranges - you squeeze them and some of them tend to capitulate."
-- Watford manager Adrian Boothroyd gets fruity.
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"I'll fight them anywhere. I'll go to Russia or Las Vegas to fight them if necessary. As long as there's a ring and the referee can count to 10, I'll be all right."
-- David Haye calls out world heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko and co after beating Enzo Maccarinelli to confirm his dominance of the cruiserweight division.
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"No-one can replace Jonny Wilkinson."
-- Danny Cipriani, shortly after being selected by England coach Brian Ashton to do just that.
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"I have told Mike he can be the biggest, most physical, imposing scrum-half in world rugby. He thinks he already is - and he told me he is the best looking as well!"
-- Wales coach Warren Gatland prescribes a case of vanity in Mike Phillips.
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FUNNY SPORTS QUOTES \ Source: huffingtonpost.com

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BASEBALL TRIVIA \ QUOTES
A baseball fanatic demonstrates famous batting stances on video
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David Letterman hosts "batting stance guy" on his late night talk show
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Click here to view ===> BATTING STANCE GUY
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FUNNY SPORTS QUOTES \ Source: newscientist.com

SPORTS TRIVIA
Science article cites possible obsessive compulsive behavior by elite athletes
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Sports Stars and Their Pre-game Rituals
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Soccer star Kolo Toure, central defender for Arsenal and the Ivory Coast, likes to be last onto the pitch.
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Curtis Martin, running back for the New York Jets in the US National Football League, reads Psalm 91 before each game.
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In the 1998 soccer World Cup, French defender Laurent Blanc would kiss the shaven head of goalkeeper Fabien Barthez before the kick off of each game.
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Marshall Faulk, former running back with the Indianapolis Colts and the St Louis Rams, habitually wore all black on the way to the stadium.
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Basketball superstar Michael Jordan always wore his North Carolina college shorts under his Chicago Bulls uniform/
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World tennis player Rafael Nadal of Spain: His water bottles must be lined up, with the labels facing the baseline he is playing from.
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Editor's note:
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The copyright police oversee the reproduction of the original article,
so notice this post has a 200-word limit I had to meet - OR ELSE!!!
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Also notice no quotes this time - sorry!!!
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FUNNY SPORTS QUOTES \ Source: mindsupport.co.uk

"DINNER BELL" MEL TURPIN

( MEL'S NICKNAME DEFINES HIS SHORT NBA CAREER )

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DIETING QUOTES

Quotes about dieting, a health and fitness issue that impacts on

the ambitions and careers of athletes in every sport

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The older you get, the tougher it is to lose weight, because by then your body and your fat are really good friends.

~Author Unknown

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I have a great diet. You're allowed to eat anything you want, but you must eat it with naked fat people.

~Ed Bluestone

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Forget love - I'd rather fall in chocolate!

~Attributed to Sandra J. Dykes

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Food is like sex: when you abstain, even the worst stuff begins to look good.

~Beth McCollister

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Food has replaced sex in my life; now, I can't even get into my own pants.

~Author Unknown

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Click here to view ===> QUOTES ABOUT DIETING

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Editor's note:

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With all due respect to Mr. Turpin, I am only repeating what fellow

basketball fans would say whenever I viewed him as a starting center

in the NBA: "Dinner Bell" Mel?

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So, since I still know only sports names, stats, and trivia, I always

yield to fans who are far more knowledgeable regarding nuances

and intricacies of all the sports and abilities of all the participants.

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The nickname is a personal sports favorite and may have nothing

to do with Turpin's abilities or career, so take the above reference

with a grain of salt - what do I know!!!

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SPORTS TRIVIA \ HUMOR \ QUOTES

Athletes adapt to the aging process to continue sports careers

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Athletes who retain their athletic skills after ex-teammates and

ex-competitors have long since retired are often referred to

by current teammates and competitors as "Old Folks",

generally on a private and affectionate basis.

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Some of the very famous "Old Folks" from different sports can

be viewed in the photo gallery below - some are still active!

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Click here to view ===> "OLD FOLKS" PHOTO GALLERY

Source: sportsillustrated.cnn.com

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The "Old Folks" who remain active after others retire have a

method to their madness.

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Click here to view ===> FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH?

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Source: cnn.com

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And those athletes \ sportsmen who retire receive their

just reward from sports pundits, humorists and fanatics.

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As They Get Old...
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Old golfers never die, they just lose their drive

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Old pilots never die, they just buzz off

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Old surfers never die, they just get board

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Old hikers never die, they just trail away

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Old swimmers never die, they just have a stroke

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Old archers never die, they just bow and quiver.

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Old baseball players never die, they just go batty

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Old baseball players never die, they just run their last lap

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Old basketball players never die, they just go on dribbling.

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Old bikers never die, but they're hard on tires

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Old bowlers never die, they just end up in the gutter

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Old bridge players never die, they just lose their finesse

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Old bridge players never die, they just sit around on their fat aces

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Old cricketers never die, they just get bowled over

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Old cricketers never die, they just get smashed for six

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Old daredevils never die, they just get discouraged

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Old dieters never die, they just waist away

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Old divers never die, they just extend their bottom time

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Old divers never die, they just flop

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Old divers never die, they just lose their spring

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Old drivers never die, they just blow a gasket.

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Old fighters never die, they just lose their punch

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Old fishermen never die, their rods just go limp

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Old fishermen never die, they just get reel tired

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Old fishermen never die, they just smell that way

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Old football players never die, they just go to the end zone

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Old football players never die, they just kick off

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Old football players never die, they just kick the bucket

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Old golfers never die, they just keep putting along

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Old golfers never die, they just lose their balls

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Old hockey players never die, they just achieve their final goal

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Old jockeys never die, they just go horse

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Old quarterbacks never die, they just fade back and pass away

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Old skateboarders never die, they just lose their bearings

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Old skiers never die, but they go downhill fast

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Old skiers never die, they just go over the hill

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Old soccer players never die, they just lose their kick

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Old spelunkers (cave explorers) never die, they just cave in

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Old white water rafters never die, they just get disgorged

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Old wrestlers never die, they just lose their grip

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Old yachtsmen never die, they just keel over
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Source: bored.com

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FUNNY SPORTS QUOTES \ Source: youtube.com

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SPORTS TRIVIA
Video clips of the top 10 angry moments in sports
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FUNNY SPORTS QUOTES \ Source: whoateallthepies.tv

PROFESSOR IRWIN COREY

( FAMOUS LINE AFTER AN ILLOGICAL DISSERTATION: )

( "NOW WHERE WAS I?" )

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SOCCER QUOTES
Quotes from Sir Bobby Robson
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"What can I say about Peter Shilton? Peter Shilton is Peter Shilton, and he has been Peter Shilton since the year dot."
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"I would have given my right arm to be a pianist."
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"People want success. It's like coffee, they want instant."
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FUNNY SPORTS QUOTES \ Source: net54baseball.com

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BASEBALL QUOTES

Quotes from a baseball forum about Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Sandy Koufax

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"A foul ball was a moral victory."

- Don Sutton

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"Career highlights? I had two. I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets."

- Bob Uecker

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"Either he throws the fastest ball I've ever seen, or I'm going blind."

- Richie Ashburn

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"He throws a 'radio ball,' a pitch you hear, but you don't see."

- Gene Mauch

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"I can see how he won twenty-five games. What I don't understand is how he lost five."

- Yogi Berra

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"The day I got a hit off (Sandy) Koufax was when he knew it was all over."

- Sparky Anderson

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"We need just two players to be a contender. Just Babe Ruth and Sandy Koufax."

- Whitey Herzog

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