Click here for linkFrom Spider Lockhart:
"The only way to stop Jim Brown was to give him a movie contract."
From Lincoln Kennedy on voting:
"I was going to write myself in, but I was afraid I'd get shot."
Rocky Graziano:
"I quit school in the sixth grade because of pneumonia. Not because I had it, but because I couldn't spell it."
Weldon Drew:
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors."
Muhammad Ali:
"I've seen George Foreman shadow boxing and the shadow won."
Tommy Lasorda:
Lasorda and Mexican-born Fernando Valenzuela entered into tense contract negotiations in 1981. When someone asked the Dodgers' head honcho what the pitcher might demand, Lasorda said:
"He wants Texas back."
Steve Spurrier:
The Ol' Ball Coach always had quite the wit, so when a fire broke out at Auburn's football dorm and scorched 20 books, Spurrier decided to bring it
"But the real tragedy was that 15 hadn't been colored yet."
Charles Barkley:
In court after throwing a man through a barroom window, Chuck and the judge had the following exchange:
Judge: “Your sanctions are community service and a fine, do you have any regrets?”
Charles: “Yeah, I regret we weren’t on a higher floor.”
Great stuff!