Great Sporting Wisdom: Legendary Quotes from the World of Sport. John Scally

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       Muhammad Ali

      The Lion And The Lamb

      Going into the King’s Hall is like going into the lion’s den – you go in like a lion and go out like a lamb.

       Barney Eastwood

      Slumberland

      Terry Downes’ face looked as if he had slept on it.

       Michael Parkinson

      Cut Down To Size

      General Gowan of Nigeria: I used to do some boxing.

      Muhammad Ali: What did you box? Apples or oranges?

      3. The Ugly

      Deconstruction

      The Great White Hopeless.

       The Boston Globe’s verdict on Mike Tyson’s comeback opponent, Peter McNeeley

      Suppression

      Joe Bugner was like a volcano that never erupted.

       Henry Cooper

      In The Eye Of The Beholder

      He’s [Joe Frazier] so ugly, they ought to donate his face to the World Wildlife Fund.

       Muhammad Ali

      Hard Neck

      He [John Conteh] has a neck built like a stately home staircase.

       Tom Davies

      Turning Defence Into Attack

      Baroness Summerskill: Mr Cooper, have you looked in the mirror lately and seen the state of your nose?

      Henry Cooper: Well, Madam, have you looked in the mirror and seen the state of your nose? Boxing is my excuse. What’s yours?

      Acid Drops

      He’s [Sonny Liston] so ugly, that when he cries the tears run down the back of his head.

       Muhammad Ali

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       Pedal to the Metal

      The adrenalin of the most exciting and dangerous sport in the world has generated many pithy and quirky quotations which have been a feature of racing parlance for decades. Grand Prix racing represents a curious mixture of stark death and side-splitting humour. The following anthology concentrates exclusively on the brighter side of the sport. The cast includes the magnificent men in the flying speed machines, the fanatics who worship them and cameo appearances from mechanics, drivers’ wives and journalists.

      1. Danger

      The Road To Recovery

      I don’t know what happened, but I think it was quick. I feel okay. It’s a bit difficult to breathe because of my nose and my hand hurts a bit. I’m off to play with the nurses now.

       Rubens Barrichello, following an accident

      Casualties

      You win some, lose some, wreck some.

       Dale Earnhardt

      Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This

      The accident didn’t hurt me at all. It’s an honour to have been under your wheels. I was more worried about you. I have followed you all over, and now I’ve met you face to face. It really is a dream come true.

       Spectator Ian Neild, who fell under Nigel Mansell’s car at the end of the 1992 British Grand Prix

      Speed

      Brakes only slow you up.

       Tazio Nuvolari

      Unwanted Passenger

      As well as everything else, there was a lizard in the car. I kept trying to reach it to put it out of the car, but it kept getting away from me. It was still there at the end of practice.

       Ronnie Peterson, on the hazards of practising at Monza

      A Nun’s Story

      I don’t know why everything keeps going wrong. Somebody at Team Lotus must have run over a nun.

       Jochen Rindt

      Novices

      Some of these guys think their mirrors are just for shaving.

       Jody Scheckter, on novices

      Clash of the Titans

      This is probably what you get when you have one man who believes in God, and another who believes he is God.

       A member of the McLaren team, on a row between Ayrton Senna and the president of FISA, Jean-Marie Balestre

      The Poet Of Speed

      Who do you think you are, Nigel Mansell?

      No, actually I’m Ayrton Senna.

       Conversation between a policeman and Ayrton Senna over speeding

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