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Great Sporting Wisdom: Legendary Quotes from the World of Sport
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2018
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Nothing Compares 2U
Trying to stop [Bobby] Fischer in full flight is like trying to stop a runaway train with a butterfly net.
Liam Fowler
Love Affair
Chess is better than romance.
Bobby Fischer
Exit
When a man’s house is on fire, it’s time to break off chess.
Thomas Fuller
Equality Of The Sexes
Mixed chess is the ultimate mating game.
Colin M. Jarman
The Feel Bad Factor
I say, let’s banish bridge. Let’s find some pleasant way of being miserable together.
Don Herold, US humourist
Arrested Development
The only athletic sport I mastered was backgammon.
Douglas Jerrold, playwright
Mistaken Identity
I always thought backgammon was a side of bacon.
Spike Milligan
Revenge Is Sweet
A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.
Emo Philips
Maverick
She [Joan Collins] has the assurance of someone dealing herself a fifth ace in a card game with children.
Louis T. Stanley
V for Victory
Victory goes to the player who makes the next-to-last mistake.
Savelly Tarkatower
Fair Play
One should always play fairly when one has the winning cards.
Oscar Wilde
Impossible Odds
Fate was kind to him, dealing him a hand of five aces.
Harry Wilson
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This collection reveals the unquenchable, insatiable wit that smoulders unseen under the mute, impassive faces of the world’s toughest men. The result is a wry, idiosyncratic and sometimes bizarre catalogue of comic creations. Perhaps the intensity and sheer brute force of the sport requires a natural human fallout, a spontaneous emission that enables pugilists to get through the physical battle. Comedy serves as a safety valve.
1. The Good
Self-confidence
When you’re as great as I am, it’s hard to be humble.
Muhammad Ali
Down And Out
Politics is like boxing – you try to knock out your opponents.
Idi Amin
Preliminaries
Marriage is like a boxing card. The preliminaries are frequently better than the main event.
Anon
Goldfist
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