Sporting Quotes of Note
"Its a great advantage to be able to hurdle with both legs" David Coleman.
After playing Cameroon in the 1990 world cup finals: "We didn't underestimate them. They were just a lot better than we thought" Bobby Robson.
And with an alphabetical irony, "Nigeria follows New Zealand" David Coleman.
On the difficulties of adjusting to playing football and living in Italy: "It was like being in a foreign country" Ian Rush.
Jimmy Hill: "Don't sit on the fence Terry. What chance do you think Germany has of getting through?" Terry Venables: "I think it's 50-50".
"We actually got the winner three minutes from the end but then they equalised" Ian McNail.
"I was in a no-win situation, so I'm glad that I won rather than lost" Frank Bruno.
"There's going to be a real ding-dong when the bell goes" David Coleman.
"There is Brendan Foster, by himself, with 20,000 people" David Coleman.
"I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel" Stuart Pearce.
"I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and father" Greg Norman.
"Sure there have been injuries and deaths in boxing - but none of them serious" Alan Minter.
"Watch the time - it gives you an indication of how fast they are running" Ron Pickering.
"Just under 10 seconds for Nigel Mansel. Call it 9.5 seconds in round numbers" Murray Walker.
"Playing with wingers is more effective against European sides like Brazil than English sides like Wales" Ron Greenwood.
"A brain scan revealed that Andrew Caddick is not suffering from stress fracture of the shin" Jo Sheldon.
"The French are not normally a Nordic Skiing Nation" Ron Pickering.
"That's inches away from being millimetre perfect" Ted Lowe.
"Bobby Gould thinks I'm trying to stab him in the back. In fact I'm right behind him" Stuart Pearson.
"I'll fight Lloyd Honeyghan for nothing if the price is right" Marlon Starling.
"If history repeats itself, I should think we can expect the same thing again" Terry Venables.
"I can't tell who's leading - It's either Oxford or Cambridge" John Snagge - The Boat Race.
"The Queen's Park Oval, exactly as its name suggests - is absolutely round" Tony Cozier.
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