Sports Quotes

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Why intelligence isn't necessary to play big time sports. Don't shoot the messenger.<br /><br />New Orleans Saint RB George Rogers when asked about the upcoming season: "I want to rush for <br />1,000 or 1,500 yards, whichever comes first." <br /><br />And, upon hearing Joe Jacobi of the 'Skins say: "I'd run over my own mother to win the Super Bowl," Matt Millen of the Raiders said:"To win, I'd run over Joe's Mom, too." <br /><br />Football commentator and former player Joe Theismann 1996: "Nobody in football should be <br />called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein." <br /><br />Senior basketball player at the University of Pittsburgh: "I'm going to graduate on time, no <br />matter how long it takes." <br /><br />Bill Peterson, a Florida State football coach: "You guys line up alphabetically by height." And "You guys pair up in groups of three, then line up in a circle." <br /><br />Boxing promoter Dan Duva on Mike Tyson hooking up again with promoter Don King: "Why would <br />anyone expect him to come out smarter? He went to prison for three years, not Princeton." <br /><br />Stu Grimson, Chicago Blackhawks left wing, explaining why he keeps a color photo of himself <br />above his locker: "That's so when I forget how to spell my name, I can still find my clothes." <br /><br />Shaquille O'Neal on whether he had visited the Parthenon during his visit to Greece: "I <br />can't really remember the names of the clubs that we went to." <br /><br />Shaquille O'Neal, on his lack of championships: "I've won at every level, except college and pro." <br /><br />Lou Duva, veteran boxing trainer, on the Spartan training regime of heavyweight Andrew <br />Golota: "He's a guy who gets up at six o'clock in the morning regardless of what time it is." <br /><br />Pat Williams, Orlando Magic general manager, on his team's 7-27 record in 1992: "We can't win at home. We can't win on the road. I just can't figure out where else to play." <br /><br />Chuck Nevitt, North Carolina State basketball player, explaining to Coach Jim Valvano why he <br />appeared nervous at practice: "My sister's expecting a baby, and I don't know if I'm going <br />to be an uncle or an aunt." <br /><br />Jim Finks, New Orleans Saints General Manager, when asked after a loss what he thought of <br />the refs: "I'm not allowed to comment on lousy, no good officiating." <br /><br />Alan Kulwicki, stock car racer, on racing Saturday nights as opposed to Sunday afternoons: <br />"It's basically the same, just darker." <br /><br />Lincoln Kennedy, Oakland Raiders tackle, on his decision not to vote: "I was going to write <br />myself in, but I was afraid I'd get shot." <br /><br />Frank Layden, Utah Jazz president, on a former player: "I told him, 'Son, what is it with <br />you? Is it ignorance or apathy?' He said,'Coach, I don't know and I don't care." <br /><br />Torrin Polk, University of Houston receiver, on his coach, John Jenkins: "He treats us like <br />men. He lets us wear earrings." <br /><br />Shelby Metcalf, basketball coach at Texas A&M, recounting what he told a player who received <br />four F's and one D: "Son, looks to me like you're spending too much time on one subject." <br /><br />And the Gem: <br /><br />Oiler coach Bum Phillips when asked by Bob Costas why he takes his wife on all road trips, <br />Phillips responded: "Because she is too dang ugly to kiss good-bye."