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

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СКАЧАТЬ Babe Ruth attributed

      Double Trouble

      He slides into second with a stand-up double.

       Jerry Coleman

      Out-standing

      A baseball team doesn’t run out of time, it runs out of outs.

       Robert Gensemer, sportswriter

      Sweet Memories

      A great catch is just like watching girls go by – the last one you saw is always the prettiest.

       Bob Gibson, St Louis Cardinals

      Wage Packet

      A homer a day will boost my pay.

       Josh Gibson, famous Afro-American league baseball player

      Labelling

      In a way, an umpire is like a woman. He makes quick decisions, never reverses them and doesn’t think you’re safe when you’re out.

       Umpire Larry Goetz

      Race Relations

      Baseball is very big with my people. It figures. It’s the only time we can get to shake a bat at a white man without starting a riot.

       Dick Gregory, comedian

      Mixed Blessing

      Patience, that’s what an older pitcher has that a younger pitcher doesn’t … The only trouble is, when you’re old, other people sometimes tend to lose patience with you quicker.

       Tommy John, New York Yankees

      Room Mate

      I don’t room with Babe Ruth, I room with his suitcase.

       Ping Bodie, New York Yankees

      Nothing But The Truth?

      I’m not old, I was just born before a lot of other people.

       Darrell Evans

      Foreign Tongues

      Hector Torrez, how can you communicate with Enzo Herrandez when he speaks Spanish and you speak Mexican?

       Jerry Coleman

      Victory and Loss

      Somebody’s gotta win and somebody’s gotta lose – and I believe in letting the other guy lose.

       Pete Rose, Cincinnatti Reds and Philadelphia Phillies

      Reversal of Fortune

      Garry Maddox has turned his life around. He used to be depressed and miserable. Now he’s miserable and depressed.

       Harry Kalas, Phillies announcer

      Marriage Guidance

      When you win you eat better, sleep better and your beer tastes better. And your wife looks like Gina Lollobrigida.

       Johnny Pesky, Boston Red Sox manager

      Count Up

      That’s Hendricks’ 19th home run; one more and he hits double figures.

       Jerry Coleman

      Tight Fit

      Watching Ferando Valenzuela force himself into a Dodger uniform is like seeing Kate Smith struggling to fit into a pair of Brooke Shields’ designer jeans.

       H. G. Reza, sportswriter

      Mystery Woman

      Who is this ‘Babe’ Ruth? And what does she do?

       George Bernard Shaw

      Sound Not Vision

      Blind people come to the park just to hear Tom Seaver pitch.

       Reggie Jackson, New York Yankees

      Grandma

      Only if she was crowding the plate.

       Early Wynn, Cleveland Indians, when asked if he’d throw ‘at’ his grandmother

      Mixed Messages

      We’re all sad to see Glen Beckert leave. Before he goes, though, I hope he stops by so we can kiss him goodbye. He’s that kind of guy.

       Jerry Coleman

      3. Media Moments

      Time Zone

      The way he’s swinging the bat, he won’t get a hit until the 20th Century.

       Jerry Coleman, referring to Dave Roberts

      Medical News

      X-rays of Dean’s head show nothing.

       Newspaper headline

      Time Zone

      It’s a beautiful day for a night game.

       Frankie Frisch, St Louis Cardinals

      Identity Crisis

      I don’t think so. What paper does he write for?

       Yogi Berra, when asked if he knew Ernest Hemingway, the writer

      Against All Odds

      Whenever I can, I always watch the Detroit Tigers on the radio.

       Gerald Ford

      Educational Problems

      At the end of six innings’ play, it’s Montreal 5, the Expos 3.

       Jerry Coleman

      Numerical Disadvantage

      There’s someone warming up in the bull-pen, but he’s obscured by his number.

       Jerry Coleman

      Iceberg

      He [Charlie O. Finley] is so cold-blooded, he ought to make anti-freeze adverts.

       Reggie Jackson

      It Doesn’t Add Up

      The Pirates won eight of their 102 losses against the Mets last year.

       Ralph Kiner, Pittsburgh Pirates

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