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Great Sporting Wisdom: Legendary Quotes from the World of Sport

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2018
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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
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