Funny sports quotes

Tennis is becoming more popular
in small countries such as 'Russia'.

Sport is a great way to keep fit, but if you're not feeling very energetic then sport can also be a great way to exercise your laughter muscles!

Here are a selection of funny quotes made by sporting personalities from a variety of sports...

Tennis:

1) "Federer is human, but for how long?"
...Wimbledon commentator


2) "There are a lot of players coming through from smaller countries like Serbia and Russia."
...Lleyton Hewitt

Baseball:

3) "Baseball is 90% mental. The other half is physical."
...Yogi Berra


4) "Therapy can be a good thing.  It can be therapeutic."
...Alex Rodriguez

If only this golf ball had kept moving.

Golf:

5) "The ball was still moving when it went in the hole."
...Commentator at the US Open

Athletics:

6) "We can see that Emily Freeman not only won, but also had the fastest time."
...Steve Cram


7) "And that's a lifetime best.  It must be one of the best runs of her life."
...Paul Dickinson

Norman Einstein reveals his inspirations.

NFL:

8) "Nobody in football should be called a genius.  A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein."
...Joe Theisman


9) Interviewer: "What do the Steelers have to do to win the game?"
Ben Roethlisberger: "I think for me, I mean, obviously, we have to try to score more points than they do."

Snooker:

10) "There's no better feeling than getting a century break, and getting one at the Crucible is even better."
...Willie Thorne


11) "Both players will have regrets.  John Higgins won't though."
...John Virgo summarises the match between John Higgins and Neil Robertson.

Can Lewis Hamilton do better than pole position?
I would guess 'no'.

Formula 1:

12) "As we know, Lewis Hamilton was on pole last year.  Can he go one better this year?"
...Radio 1 reporter


13) "The drivers have one foot on the brake, one on the clutch, and one on the throttle."
...Bob Varsha

Football:

14) "In his interviews, David Beckham manages to sit on the fence very well, and keep both ears on the ground."
...Brian Kerr.  He must have very big ears!

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