Out of the Mouths of Sports Commentators
Andrew Mehrtens loves it when Darryl Gibson comes inside of
him" (NZ rugby commentator)
"This is Georgiana from Bulgaria.... I saw her snatch
this morning and it was amazing." (Pat Glenn - Weightlifting commentator)
"This is really a lovely horse, I once rode her
mother." (Ted Walsh - Horse-Racing Commentator)
"He's pulling him off! The Spanish manager is pulling
his captain off!" (Soccer commentator George Hamilton on Spain manager Luis
Suarez's substitution of Butragueno during their world cup qualifier with
Ireland in Seville, 1992)
"I've never had major knee surgery on any other part of
my body" (Winston Bennett)
"The lead car is absolutely unique, except for the one
behind it which is identical" (Murray Walker)
"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)
"The racecourse is as level as a billiard ball "
John Francombe)
"If history repeats itself, I should think we can expect
the same thing again" (Terry Venables)
"I would not say he (David Ginola) is the best left
winger in the Premiership, but there are none better." (Ron Atkinson)
"He dribbles a lot and the opposition don't like it -
you can see it all over their faces." (Ron Atkinson)
"Ah, isn't that nice, the wife of the Cambridge
president is kissing the cox of the Oxford crew." (Harry Carpenter - BBC TV
Boat Race 1977)
"Julian Dicks is everywhere. It's like they've got
eleven Dicks on the field." (Metro Radio)
" And later we will have action from the men's cockless
pairs..." (Sue Barker)
"Well, either side could win it, or it could be a
draw." (Ron Atkinson)
"Strangely, in slow motion replay, the ball seemed to
hang in the air for even longer." (David Acfield)
"What will you do when you leave football, Jack, will
you stay in football?" (Stuart Hall - Radio 5 live)
"There goes Juantorena down the back straight, opening
his legs and showing his class" (David Coleman at The Montreal Olympics)