| Every sport pretends to a literature, but people don't believe it of any other sport but their own. |
| I always turn to the sports section first. The sports page records people's accomplishments; the front page has nothing but man's failures. |
| If only Hitler and Mussolini could have a good game of bowls once a week at Geneva, I feel that Europe would not be as troubled as it is. |
| When we played, World Series checks meant something. Now all they do is screw up your taxes. |
| I don't know. I never smoked AstroTurf. ~Tug McGraw, when asked if he preferred grass or artificial turf, 1974, BQ |
| October is not only a beautiful month but marks the precious yet fleeting overlap of hockey, baseball, basketball, and football. |
| As a manager, you always have a gun to your head. It's a question of whether there is a bullet in the barrel. |
| Playing polo is like trying to play golf during an earthquake. |
| I know we're meant to be these hard-headed, money-obsessed professionals but we're still little boys at heart. Just ask our wives. |
| To me, boxing is like a ballet, except there's no music, no choreography, and the dancers hit each other. |