Great Sporting Quotes

[Burgs]

A new thread for you all.
Let's read your favourite sporting quotes, from the inspirational to the insightful, that show a great knowledge of their given code or sport in general.
I'll start another thread for the funny ones and bloopers because there are some crackers there, especially in rugby, so let's try and keep this for the great coaching rants and the well timed commentary observation etc and, to try and give everyone a go, only post one or two at a time rather than downloading lists from the net.
I have a hunch that Larry may have a few stored up for here?

To get things started, from the great Babe Ruth:

"The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don't play together, the club won't be worth a dime." - Babe Ruth

[Blew Crew]

'I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and father.'

Greg Norman


"Anybody who is thinking of applying for the Scotland job in the next eight or nine years should go and get themselves checked out by about 15 psychiatrists."

Martin O'Neill, the Celtic manager.

[LarryNJ]

If winning isn't everything, why do they keep score? -Vince Lombardi

If you can accept losing you can't win. If you can walk you can run. No one is ever hurt. Hurt is in your mind. -Vince Lombardi

[Burgs]

Maybe one we should take to heart in the current circumstances, it can always get worse!!!

John Henry owner of the Boston Red Sox after breaking an 86 year drought in winning the 2004 World Series in Baseball:

"Oh my, our fans, our team, they showed the world you never quit. You go through terrible times. You stick together. You never lose faith"

[The InnFORCEr]

A couple of beauts from The Comm Games

Dean Lukin on one of the women weightlifters "that's a massive snatch"

Duncan Armstrong on one of or swimmers "he likes to lead from the front"

And last buy not least a beaut from our very own EnFORCEr who last week had a few to many beers and was asked not to return to his favorite watering hole for a week. When speaking of some patrons that were a liitle out of hand on St Pats Day 2005 "there's always gotta be one dickhead" well said EnFORCEr!

[Sagerian]

Someone was watching the glasshouse last night weren't they.

[luke_the_pom]

Someone was watching the glasshouse last night weren't they.

hahaha yes he was

[luke_the_pom]

And last buy not least a beaut from our very own EnFORCEr who last week had a few to many beers and was asked not to return to his favorite watering hole for a week.

did they find out u were a scot EnFORCEr???

[The EnForcer]

And last buy not least a beaut from our very own EnFORCEr who last week had a few to many beers and was asked not to return to his favorite watering hole for a week. When speaking of some patrons that were a liitle out of hand on St Pats Day 2005 "there's always gotta be one dickhead" well said EnFORCEr!

It's all about admiting when you are wrong and ensuring that you don't do it again......

Something that men do.

Oh, I better get back to the thread....here we go, can't remember who said this but it's worth another mention anyway.

"and wif the Scots to come next match on the 25th it looks good for 3 in a row before meeting the French and Ireland"

[luke_the_pom]

quoting the great man there

pretty pleased some1 chose to quote me

[Burgs]

Proving that he is smarter than he thinks he is but still really dumb anyway:

Asked if he would ever partake in such mid-week mind games, (Ewen) McKenzie replied: "No, I'm not that smart."

[Burgs]

And perhaps big Darryl Eastlakes best effort yet, commentating the winning lift by an Aussie in the 104+ Men:

"SENSATIONAL, SENSATIONAL, you beautiful big bugger...ha ha ha"

He probably annoys some but he has given me some great laughs over the last few nights!

[Burgs]

Then Eastwood Head Coach, Chris Hickey said: "Scott Staniforth showed all his class. The World Cup is not the end of his Wallaby career. He will move on and I am confident he will rightfully regain his jersey next year."
Post Grand Final, October 4, 2003!

[Burgs]

I never thought about losing, but now that it's happened, the only thing is to do it right....We all have to take defeats in life. Muhammad Ali

[The InnFORCEr]

"The game is NOT over" - A little white maggot down Tasie way last weekend!!!