> > Chicago Cubs outfielder Andre Dawson on being a role > model: > > "I wan' all dem kids to do what I do, to look up to > me. I wan' all the kids > to copulate me." > > ****************************************************************************** > ******************** > New Orleans Saint RB George Rogers when asked about > the upcoming season: > > "I want to rush for 1,000 or 1,500 yards, whichever > comes first." > ****************************************************************************** > ******************* > > 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." > ****************************************************************************** > ********************** > > Torrin Polk, University of Houston receiver, on his > coach, John Jenkins: > > "He treats us like men. He lets us wear earrings.". > > ****************************************************************************** > ********************* > Football commentator and former player Joe > Theismann,1996: > > "Nobody in football should be called a genius. A > genius is a guy like Norman > Einstein." > > ****************************************************************************** > ********************* > > Senior basketball player at the University of > Pittsburgh: > > "I'm going to graduate on time, no matter how long > it takes." (now that is > beautiful) > > ****************************************************************************** > ******************* > 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." > > ****************************************************************************** > ******************** > Boxing promoter Dan Duva on Mike Tyson hooking up > again with promoter Don > King: > "Why would anyone expect him to come out smarter? He > went to prison for three > years, not Princeton." > > ****************************************************************************** > ************************* > Stu Grimson, Chicago Blackhawks left wing, > explaining why he keeps a color > photo of > himself above his locker: > > "That's so when I forget how to spell my name, I can > still find my > clothes." > > ****************************************************************************** > ************************* > Lou Duva, veteran boxing trainer, on the Spartan > training regime of > heavyweight > Andrew Golota: > > "He's a guy who gets up at six o'clock in the > morning regardless of what time > it is." > > ****************************************************************************** > ********************** > Chuck Nevitt, North Carolina State basketball > player, explaining to Coach Jim > Valvano why he appeared nervous at practice: > > "My sister's expecting a baby, and I don't know if > I'm going to be an uncle > or an aunt." > (I wonder if his IQ ever hit room temperature in > January) > > ****************************************************************************** > ************************* > > Frank Layden, Utah Jazz president, on a former > player: > > "I told him, 'Son, what is it with you? Is it > ignorance or apathy?' > > He said, 'Coach, I don't know and I don't care.'" > > ****************************************************************************** > ************************ > > Shelby Metcalf, basketball coach at Texas A&M, > recounting what he told a > player who received four F's and one D: > > "Son, looks to me like you're spending too much time > on one subject." > > ****************************************************************************** > ************************ > > Amarillo High School and Oiler coach Bum Phillips > when asked by Bob Costas > why he takes his wife on all the road trips, > Phillips responded: "Because she is > too damn > ugly to kiss good-bye." (Dead man walkin') > > ****************************************************************************** > ************************* > > Of course, the classic one that's missing here is > when Shaq O'Neill was > interviewed at LSU upon being drafted into the NBA, > an interviewer inquired about > his talents. > Shack replied, "Coach say I'm amphibious -- ya know > man, I can go left or > right." > > ****************************************************************************** > ************************ > Despite their collective stupidity, most of them are > multi-millionaires. > Great country, America. >
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