10 Funny quotes by sports commentators

Doggiedog

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1. Weightlifting commentator at the Olympic Snatch and Jerk Event:
"This is Gregoriava from Bulgaria. I saw her snatch this morning during her warm up and it was amazing."


2. Ted Walsh - Horse-Racing Commentator:
"This is really a lovely horse and I speak from personal experience since I once mounted her mother."


3. Grand Prix Race Announcer:
"The lead car is absolutely, truly unique, except for the one behind it which is exactly identical to the one in front of the similar one in back."


4. Greg Norman, Pro Golfer:
"I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and father."


5. Ringside Boxing Analyst:
"Sure there have been injuries and even some deaths in boxing - but none of them really that serious."


6. Baseball announcer:
"If history repeats itself, I should think we can expect the same thing again."


7. Basketball analyst:
"He dribbles a lot and the opposition doesn't like it. In fact you can see it all over their faces."


8. At a trophy ceremony BBC TV Boat Race 1988:
"Ah, isn't that nice, the wife of the Cambridge president is hugging the cox of the Oxford crew."


9. Metro Radio, College Football:
"Julian Dicks is everywhere. It's like they've got eleven Dicks on the field."


10. US Open TV Commentator:
"One of the reasons Arnie Palmer is playing so well is that, before each final round, his wife takes out his balls and kisses them, oh my God...did I say that?"
 

ElFenix

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what was it that patrick ewing said a few years back before (or maybe during) a basketball strike... something like... "sure, we get paid a lot, but we spend a lot" or something like that.
 

BennyD

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Murray Walker, Racing commentator:

"We've got car's going off left right and centre"

"He's obviously gone in for a wheel change. I say obviously because I can't see it"

"With half the race gone, there is half the race still to go"

"Do my eyes deceive me, or is Senna's Lotus sounding rough ?"

"Anything happens in Grand Prix racing and it usually does"

"Alboreto has dropped back up to fifth place"

"As you look at the first four, the significant thing is that Alboreto is 5th"

"I can't imagine what kind of problem Senna has. I imagine it must be some sort of grip problem"

"He is shedding buckets of adrenalin in that car"

"It's raining and the track is wet"

"And there's just a few more corners for Nigel Mansell to go to win the Canadian Grand Prix...and...he's going rather slow....HE'S STOPPING HE'S STOPPING!"

"and this is the third placed car about to lap the second placed car"

"... Mansell can see him in his earphone..."

Murray: There's a fiery glow coming from the back of the Ferrari James: No Murray, that's his rear safety light

and his catchphrase:

'Unless I'm very much mistaken....I AM very much mistaken!'


the man's a legend
 

olds

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I don't recall who said this:
"If you can't be an athlete, you can always be an athletic supporter".
 

Electric Amish

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During a women's PGA tournament:

"She'd have a much better shot without that bush between her legs."

.....errr something to that effect. ;)

amish
 

Doggiedog

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I remember in a LPGA event some butchy obnoxious player hit a nice drive and some guy from the gallery called out "You da Man!!"

She quickly turned around and looked for him.
 

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Originally posted by: PsychoAndy
Originally posted by: Cyberian
Where is Yogi Berra now that we really need him?

See those new aflac commercials? Genius. Sheer genius.

-PAB

And they give you cash...which is just as good as money.

Edit: misquote
 

PsychoAndy

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Originally posted by: Legendary
Originally posted by: PsychoAndy
Originally posted by: Cyberian
Where is Yogi Berra now that we really need him?

See those new aflac commercials? Genius. Sheer genius.

-PAB

And they give you cash...which is just as good as money.

Edit: misquote

If you get hurt and miss work, it wont hurt to miss work!

-PAB