Heimdal Posted October 24, 2006 Report Share Posted October 24, 2006 My parents have been there for me, ever since I was about 7.' David Beckham `I would not be bothered if we lost every game as long as we won the league.' Mark Viduka `Alex Ferguson is the best manager I've ever had at this level. Well, he's the only manager I've actually had at this level. But he's the best manager I've ever had.' David Beckham `If you don't believe you can win, there is no point in getting out of bed at the end of the day.' Neville Southall `I've had 14 bookings this season - 8 of which were my fault, but 7 of which were disputable.' Paul Gascoigne 'I've never wanted to leave. I'm here for the rest of my life, and hopefully after that as well.' Alan Shearer `I'd like to play for an Italian club, like Barcelona.' Mark Draper `You've got to believe that you're going to win, and I believe we'll win the World Cup until the final whistle blows and we're knocked out.' Peter Shilton `I faxed a transfer request to the club at the beginning of the week, but let me state that I don't want to leave Leicester.' Stan Collymore 'I was watching the Blackburn game on TV on Sunday when it flashed on the screen that George (Ndah) had scored in the first minute at Birmingham. My first reaction was to ring him up. Then I remembered he was out there playing.' Ade Akinbiyi `Without being too harsh on David Beckham, he cost us the match.' Ian Wright `I'm as happy as I can be - but I have been happier.' Ugo Ehiogu 'Leeds is a great club and it's been my home for years, even though I live in Middlesborough.' Jonathan Woodgate `I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel.' Stuart Pearce `I took a whack on my left ankle, but something told me it was my right.' Lee Hendrie `I couldn't settle in Italy - it was like living in a foreign country.' Ian Rush `Germany are a very difficult team to play...they had 11 internationals out there today.' Steve Lomas `I always used to put my right boot on first, and then obviously my right sock.' Barry Venison 'I definitely want Brooklyn to be christened, but I don't know into what religion yet.' David Beckham `The Brazilians were South American, and the Ukrainians will be more European.' Phil Neville `All that remains is for a few dots and commas to be crossed.' Mitchell Thomas `One accusation you can't throw at me is that I've always done my best.' Alan Shearer `I'd rather play in front of a full house than an empty crowd.' Johnny Giles `Sometimes in football you have to score goals.' Thierry Henry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marjolein Posted October 24, 2006 Report Share Posted October 24, 2006 Dear lord! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dabuoyfaedanort Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 I heard a good one, years and years ago from Archie MacPherson, not really a quote but.... "Woof, what a tackle there. Well you see all these foreigners in the Scottish game nowadays diving all over the place, I wish he would just get up". - It was later announced that the player he was talking about had broken his leg, and out for the rest of the season! Classic Archie 8O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheesht Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 When asked about winning some competition or not... "I never make predictions and I never will" Paul Gazza Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fratelli Posted November 16, 2006 Report Share Posted November 16, 2006 The funniest one I've heard is from Beckham... "Well, I can play in the centre, on the right and occasionally on the left side" -when asked if he thought that he was a volatile player Sums the guy up perfectly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Para Handy Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 Ah, isn't that nice, the wife of the Cambridge president is kissing the cox of the Oxford crew.Harry Carpenter (BBC TV, University Boat Race 1977) The batsman's Holding, the bowler's Willey.Brian Johnston (as Michael Holding faced Peter Willey) And there goes Juantorena down the back straight, opening his legs and showing his class.David Coleman We estimate, and this isn't an estimation, that Greta Waitz is 80 seconds behind.David Coleman He is accelerating all the time. That last lap was run in 64 seconds and the one before in 62.David Coleman And the line up for the final of the Women's 400 metres hurdles includes three Russians, two East Germans, a Pole, a Swede and a Frenchman.David Coleman The Republic-of-China - back in the Olympic Games for the first time.David Coleman That's the fastest time ever run - but it's not as fast as the world record.David Coleman And Britain defeats the rest of the world to pick up the bronze medal.UnknownThe Americans sowed the seed, and now they have reaped the whirlwind.Sebastian Coe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAStewart Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 "You don't want Rooney to come in your box" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bovrilheid Posted March 6, 2009 Report Share Posted March 6, 2009 First post on here guys and it would have to be about fitba' best one I ever saw was a reporter interviewing Grodon Strachan. reporter - "give us a quick word Gordon?"Strachan - "velocity" ......and then he just walks off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassermaet Posted March 6, 2009 Report Share Posted March 6, 2009 "You don't want Rooney to come in your box" Try telling that to his wife Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marooned in Maywick Posted March 6, 2009 Report Share Posted March 6, 2009 ...best one I ever saw was a reporter interviewing Grodon Strachan. reporter - "give us a quick word Gordon?"Strachan - "velocity" ......and then he just walks off Not an original. Martin Buchan is alleged to have done the same many many years ago. It's not even (a) funny or ( accurate. Velocity does not mean quick. So if you really did see Strapon give that answer in an interview...you've seen someone trying to be a smartass and failing miserably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie Posted March 6, 2009 Report Share Posted March 6, 2009 ^^ You are probably right, but is that not a bit of a smartass reply to bovrilheid's post, MiM? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bovrilheid Posted March 10, 2009 Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 marooned, makes sense that Buchan might have said it before, after all they were team mates for a while. According to my dictionary "velocity - speed, especially in a given direction." And I thought it funny, because personally the type of radio/tv commentators who ask the most obvious questions get an easy life of it. Most of them would know what a good question was if it bit them on the proverbial......don't you just hate it when you hear them say somethng along the lines "if "it "literally" rocketed into the net" But if you don't find it funny Marooned then fair play, what is your favourite quote? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marooned in Maywick Posted March 10, 2009 Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 As far as I can tell, according to Wikipedia, Buchan and Strachan weren't ever team mates at Aberdeen or Manchester United. I'd wholeheartedly agree that velocity is defined as 'speed, particularly in a given direction'...but it still doesn't mean quick. A snail could quite easily be oaging north at a velocity of 0.005 m/s...that's not quick. I also agree that the quality of sports journalism in this country is pretty poor - just watch/listen to any broadcast and listen to some random ex-Old Firm player chuntering out their usual tripe and you'll see what I mean. So often there's a blindingly obvious probing question that ought to be asked and we're treated to a 'So, how does it feel?' Anyhoo, my favourite quote...?Something along the lines of 'And that's yet another victory for the famous Heart of Midlothian' sounds splendid to me But I'd have to say I do like the quote penfold has as his signature...(watch him go and change it now to 'Stand Free' or some other such meaningless muttonesque codswallop )...I'm having to paraphrase here, but it's something like 'What a beautiful day for football. All we need is some green grass and a ball' @Frankie - No, I didn't feel I'd made a particularly smartassed reply. Did you? If so, why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bovrilheid Posted March 10, 2009 Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 Yep it does look buchan and strachan missed each other in both aberdeen and man utd....although it looks like they played against each other when buchan got a man utd testimonial as the opposition was Aberdeen. I also done a little search for when strachan used the quote, it was used when he was manager of Southampton and as you might imagine his career has been down hill ever since Personally the worst aren't the journo's, more the summarisers that get my goat. There's very few worth listening too....Sandy Clark and Ian McColl really annoy me. stating the less than obvious all the time, I doubt half of them actually know the rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Para Handy Posted March 10, 2009 Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 There was one many years ago when B+W TV was the norm the snooker was on when commentator announced. For those of you watching in black and white the green ball was next to the red ball and as there was about eight red ball still on the table it wasn’t much help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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