"He's pulling him off!  The Spanish manager is pulling his captain off!"
(RTE's George Hamilton on Spain manager Luis Suarez's substitution of
Butragueno during their world cup qualifier with Ireland in Seville,1992).


"Bill Frindal has done a bit of mental arithmetic with a calculator"
(John Arlott)

 "We actually got the winner three minutes from the end but then they equalized"
(Ian McNail)

 "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)

 'We'll still be happy if we lose.  It's on at the same time as the Beer Festival'
(Noel O' Mahony, Cork City boss, before the game in Munich)

 'I would not say he (David Ginola) is the best left winger in the premiership,
but there are none better'.
(Ron Atkinson).

 'I never comment on referees and I'm not going to break the habit of a lifetime for that prat.'
(Ron Atkinson)

 'It took a lot of bottle for Tony (Adams) to own up.'
(Ian Wright - commenting on his teammate's alcoholism)

 ' 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)

 'Here we are in the Holy Land of Israel - a Mecca for tourists.'
 (David Vine)

 'Morcelli has four fastest 1500-metre times ever.  And all those times are at 1500 metres.'
(David Coleman)

 ' ....and later we will have action from the men's cockless pairs ...'
(Sue Barker).

 'Her time is about 4.33, which she's capable of.'
(David Coleman)

 Dennis Pennis: 'Have you ever thought of writing your autobiography?'
Chris Eubank: ' On what ?  '

 'To play Holland, you have to play the Dutch.'
(Ruud Gullit)

'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)

'I'd like to play for an Italian club, like Barcelona'
(Mark Draper - Aston Villa)

'There goes Juantorena down the back straight, opening his legs and
showing his class'
(David Coleman at The Montreal Olympics)

'One of the reasons Arnie (Arnold Palmer) is playing so well is that,
before each tee-shot, his wife takes out his balls and kisses them - Oh my
God, what have I just said?'
(US TV commentator)



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