Sports Quotes, Part V
Hopefully not quite so much controversy this time. I guess athletes don't source their quotes...
"Nine men in ten are would be suicides." -Benjamin Franklin
Quiz created by: Bill Graves
1. Most ball games are lost, not won.
(#) Lou Piniella
(#) Casey Stengel
(#) Billy Martin
(#) Tony LaRussa
2. Nobody roots for Goliath.
(#) Shaquille O'Neal
(#) Bill Russell
(#) Barry Bonds
(#) Wilt Chamberlain
3. Nolan Ryan is pitching much better now that he has his curve ball straightened out.
(#) Yogi Berra
(#) Tommy Lasorda
(#) Joe Morgan
(#) Joe Garagiola
4. One man practicing sportsmanship is far better than a hundred teaching it.
(#) Lou Holtz
(#) Ara Parseghian
(#) Charlie Weis
(#) Knute Rockne
5. People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.
(#) Honus Wagner
(#) Rogers Hornsby
(#) Ty Cobb
(#) Babe Ruth
6. Pro football is like nuclear warfare. There are no winners, only survivors.
(#) Frank Gifford
(#) Lawrence Taylor
(#) Joe Theisman
(#) Mike Ditka
7. Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser.
(#) Vince Lombardi
(#) George Steinbrenner
(#) George Halas
(#) Cy Young
8. The old ballplayer cared about the name on the front. The new ballplayer cares about the name on the back.
(#) Nolan Ryan
(#) Joe Morgan
(#) Joe Garagiola
(#) Steve Garvey
9. The fewer rules a coach has, the fewer rules there are for players to break.
(#) Bill Belichick
(#) John Madden
(#) Vince Lombardi
(#) Bill Walsh
10. The triple is the most exciting play in baseball. Home runs win a lot of games, but I never understood why fans are so obsessed with them.
(#) Hank Aaron
(#) Mike Schmidt
(#) Babe Ruth
(#) Barry Bonds
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