Olympic Games Quotes
Athletes and sports announcers say some incredibly
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“A brain scan revealed Andrew Caddick is not suffering from a stress fracture of
the shin.” – Joe Sheldon
“Ah, isn’t that nice, the wife of the IOC President is hugging the cox of the
British crew.” – At a rowing medal ceremony
“And for those of you who watched the last programme, I hope all your doughnuts
turn out like Fanny’s.” – David Coleman
“… and later we’ll have action from the men’s cockles pairs.” – Sue Barker,
rowing commentator
“Bobby Gould thinks I’m trying to stab him in the back. In fact, I’m right
behind him.” – Stuart Pearson
“For those of you watching in black and white, Spurs are in the all-yellow
strip.” – John Motson, football commentator
“Fred Davis, the doyen of snooker, now 67 years of age and too old to get his
leg over, prefers to use his left hand.” – Ted Lowe
“He dribbles a lot and the opposition doesn’t like it. In fact you can see it all
over their faces.” – Basketball analyst
“Her time is about 4.33, which she’s capable of.” – David Coleman
“I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel.” – Stuart Pearce
“I can’t tell who’d leading. It’s either Oxford or Cambridge.” – John Snagge
“I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and father.” – Paul Hamm,
Gymnast
“I was in a no-win situation, so I’m glad I won rather than lost.” – Frank Bruno
“I would not say he is the best left winger in the Premiership, but there are
none better.” – Ron Atkinson
“If history repeats itself, I should think we can expect the same thing again.”
– Softball announcer
“I’d like to play for an Italian club, like Barcelona.” – Mark Draper
“I’ll fight Lloyd Honeyghan for nothing if the price is right.” – Marion
Starling
“I’ve never had major knee surgery on any other part of my body.” – Winston
Bennett
“It took a lot of bottle for Tony to own up.” – Ian Wright
“Julian Dicks is everywhere. It’s like they’ve got eleven Dicks on the field.” –
Soccer commentator
“Just under 10 seconds for Nigel Mansell. Call it 9.5 seconds in round numbers.”
– Murray Walker
“Lara’s chanced his arm, and it’s come off.” – Brian Johnston
“One of the reasons Andy is playing so well is that, before the final round, his
wife takes out his balls and kisses them…” – Tennis commentator
“Strangely, in slow motion replay, the ball seemed to hang in the air for even
longer.” – David Acfield
“Sure there have been injuries, and even some deaths in boxing, but none of them
really that serious.” – Boxing analyst
“That’s inches away from being millimetre perfect.” – Ted Lowe
“The lead car is absolutely unique, except for the one behind it which is
identical.” – Murray Walker – racing commentator
“The Port Elizabeth ground is more of a circle than an oval. It’s long and
square.” – Trevor Bailey
“The race course is as level as a billiard ball.” – John Francombe
“There goes Juan Torera down the back straight, opening his legs and showing his
class.” – David Coleman at the Montreal Olympics
“There’s going to be a real ding dong when the bell goes.” – David Coleman
“This is Gregoriava from Bulgaria. I saw her snatch this morning during her warm
up and it was amazing.” – Weightlifting commentator
“This is really a lovely horse and I speak from personal experience since I once
mounted her mother.” – Ted Walsh, dressage commentator
“To play Holland, you have to play the Dutch.” – Ruud Gullit, football coach
“Watch the time – it gives you an indication of how fast they are running.” –
Ron Pickering
“We actually got the winner three minutes from the end but then they equalised.”
– Ian McNail, football commentator
“We didn’t underestimate them. They were just a lot better than we thought.” –
Bobby Robson
“We now have exactly the same situation as we had at the start of the race, only
exactly the opposite.” – Murray Walker, racing commentator
“We’ll still be happy if we lose. It’s on at the same time as the Beer
Festival.” – Noel O’Mahoney
“Well, either side could win, or it could be a draw.” – Ron Atkinson