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You may have heard some of these before - and some of them rival the sayings of Yogi Berra. I found these on
http//www.greatpaxtonfootball.co.uk/funnies.htm

'If you don't believe you can win, there is no point in getting out of bed
at the end of the day.' - Neville Southall

'We lost because we didn't win.' - Ronaldo


'I've had 14 bookings this season - 8 of which were my fault, but 7 of which
were disputable.' - Paul Gascoigne

'I've never wanted to leave. I'm here for the rest of my life, and hopefully
after that as well.' - Alan Shearer

'I'd like to play for an Italian club, like Barcelona.' - Mark Draper

'You've got to believe that you're going to win, and I believe we'll win the
World Cup until the final whistle blows and we're knocked out.'
- Peter Shilton

'It was a big relief off my shoulder.' - Paul Gascoigne

Interviewer 'Would it be fair to describe you as a volatile player?'
David Beckham 'Well, I can play in the centre, on the right and
occasionally on the left side.'

'I definitely want Brooklyn to be christened, but I don't know into what
religion yet.' - David Beckham

England now have three fresh men, with three fresh legs ? Jimmy Hill

"Sure there have been injuries and deaths in boxing - but none of them serious"
(Alan Minter)

"He dribbles a lot and the opposition don't like it - you can see it all
over their faces."
(Ron Atkinson)

"Ah, isn't that nice, the wife of the Cambridge president is kissing the
cox of the Oxford crew."
(Harry Carpenter - BBC TV Boat Race 1977)

" and later we will have action from the men's cockless pairs..."
(Sue Barker)

"One of the reasons Arnie (Arnold Palmer) is playing so well is that,
before each tee-shot, his wife takes out his balls and kisses
them........... Oh my God, what have I just said?"
(USTV commentator)

There are more if you want to look for yourself.








Sports quotes are always good for a laugh, I actually came across some of the footie ones when looking for a clever name for my Kickers website - in the end I lost all power of creativity and called it Richmond Soccer roll
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