Quotes from Sports Guys
cur-mudg-eon (cur-muj’un), n. [origin unknown] 1. archaic: a crusty, ill-tempered, churlish old man. 2. modern: anyone who hates hypocrisy and pretense and has the temerity to say so; anyone with the habit of pointing out unpleasant facts in an engaging and humorous manner.
“It’s about 90% strength and 40% technique.”
— Johnny Walker
“If I wasn’t talking, I wouldn’t know what to say.”
— Chico Resch
“We have only one person to blame, and that’s each other.”
— Barry Beck
“The doctors X-rayed my head and found nothing.”
— Dizzy Dean
“He fakes a bluff.”
— Ron Fairly
“It could permanently hurt a batter for a long time.”
— Pete Rose
“Me and George and Billy are two of a kind.”
— Mickey Rivers
“I’ve never had major knee surgery on any other part of my body.”
— Winston Bennett
“Winfield goes back to the wall. He hits his head on the wall and it rolls off! It’s rolling all the way back to second base! This is a terrible thing for the Padres.”
— Jerry Coleman
“His reputation preceded him before he got here.”
— Don Mattingly
“Even Napoleon had his Watergate.”
— Danny Ozark
“We are experiencing audio technicalities.”
— Ralph Kiner
“Folks, this is perfect weather for today’s game. Not a breath of air.”
— Curt Gowdy
“I don’t want to tell you any half-truths unless they’re completely accurate.”
— Dennis Rappaport
“A lot of people my age are dead at the present time.”
— Casey Stengel
“Formation drowning.”
— Alan Parry (referring to synchronized swimming )
