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Quote Sport Unquote

Quote Sport Unquote

A selection of quotes from sportsmen and women, quotes on nearly every major sport and quotes by and about referees, officials and the media.

The greater the number of monosyllabic players selected the more successful the side will be. The 1966 side had 6 monosyllabic players. The 1970 side also had 6 which was weakened when Banks was substituted for the trisyllabic Bonnetti and got beat 3-2 by West Germany. The side should be filled with Smith, Jones, Ince, Wise and Bull. The 1950 side that lost 1-0 to USA had 2 trisyllabic names Mortenson and Dickinson. Argentina appear to win with Olarticoecha, but not England.

Guardian

 

I can cope with being thrown out of the Labour Party. I can cope with losing my job with Knowsley Council, but I can’t cope with Liverpool beating Everton 4-1 and Ian Rush scoring a hatrick.

Derek Hatton

 

We are mystified. We’ve gone over it time and time again on the video and, if you take away their five goals, there was nothing between the teams.

Terry Hibbit, after Wolves were beaten 5-0 at home by Watford.

 

We might find him a place. He will stand the same chance as any other prisoner.

Malcolm Holman, football coach at Ford Open Prison FC (West Sussex League) on George Best’s arrival.

 

How could I avoid being player of the year playing behind our defence?

Pat Jennings, Spurs and Ireland goalkeeper presented with the Footballer of the Year trophy at the Football Writers dinner.

 

Yurgggh! Der stod Ingelland. Lord Nelson! Lord Beaverbrook! Winston Churchill! Henry Cooper! Clement Atlee! Anthony Eden! Lady Diana! Der stod dem all! Der stod dem all! Maggie Thatcher, can you hear me? Can you hear me, Maggie? Your boys take one hell of a beating tonight.

Borg Lillelien. Norwegian World Cup commentator on Norway's 2-1 defeat of England.

 

The nice aspect about football is that, if things go wrong, it’s the manager that gets the blame.

Gary Lineker on assuming captaincy of England

 

When it was all over, I felt it couldn’t have gone to a better man. There were no recriminations in our dressing room. I don’t think a bullet would have stopped Stan in the last twenty minutes.

Nat Lofthouse on the 1953 FA Cup Final Blackpool FC v Bolton Wanderers which Blackpool won 4-3

 

He's a non-smoking, non-drinking Scotsman. The first I've ever met.

Willie Maddren, Middlesborough manager on new signing Bernie Slaven.

 

The goal was scored a little bit by the hand of God, another bit by the head of Maradona.

Diego Maradona, 1986 World Cup goal v England

 

We blasted the English pirates with Maradona and a little hand. He who robs a thief has a thousand years pardon.

Cronica newspaper, Beunos Aires

Football - The Guardian to Maradona

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