The Daily Mail's (UK) Sports Quotes of the Year

TENNIS

"I just couldn't lose to a bloke wearing a shirt like that,"

Lleyton Hewitt following his US Open victory over Dominik Hrbaty, who wore a pink and black shirt with two oval holes cut out of the back.

GOLF

"They don't let you smoke or drink in gyms so you know I'm not going to have any fun doing that."

- John Daly plays it straight as he insists he has no plans to pump iron.


"I am 42 now and supposed to be going downhill. It's nice to go the other way."

- Colin Montgomerie on the resurgence in his game which saw him continue his red-hot form.

FORMULA ONE

"One zigged when he should have zagged"

- Minardi spokesman on a collision between Chanoch Nissany, the first Israeli to drive a F1 car, and Dutch team mate Christijan Albers during a Minardi test at Mugello on an otherwise empty circuit.

SOURCE: dailymail.co.uk, August 30, 2006, "Our Sports Quotes of the Year"

Highlights of 2006 Football Coaches Media Session

Quotables: Tuesday's three-hour media session was filled with classic comments.
Here's the best of the best.

-- Illinois coach Ron Zook on losing to Penn State 63-10 at home in 2005:

"As bad as it was, it might have been the best thing that happened to us. Like a drug addict or an alcoholic, sometimes you have to hit rock bottom. I told our football team that this is as bad as it's going to get - it's not going to get any worse."

-- Penn State coach Joe Paterno after the moderator read off a long list of his accomplishments while introducing him:

"Is that it? I'm glad you can read."

-- Paterno while watching the microphone carrier run to reporters who raised their hands to ask him questions:

"God, you're in better shape than my team."

-- Tiller on his pass-happy offense:

"We'll continue to throw it until we get hot and when we get hot, we'll continue to throw it."

-- Tiller on the Boilermakers' offensive play-calling working with two offensive coordinators:

"I'll be involved with it and any successful play, I'll take credit for. If they're unsuccessful, we'll alternate back and forth [between the coordinators]."

-- Indiana coach Terry Hoepnner on his team's youth:

"We'll be a young football team. The term redshirt may not be used at IU this year. I tell young guys coming in 'We're going to play you soon - not too soon - but soon.'"


SOURCE: E-mail DI reporter Dan Parr at:daniel-parr@uiowa.edu
© 2006 Daily Iowan

Is the Judge Still Laughing?

"We're very confident there was no intent to harm anyone."

Nick Mango, a lawyer for Maurice Clarett, after the former
Ohio State football star was arrested wearing a bulletproof
vest and carrying four loaded guns in his sport utility vehicle.


SOURCE: Chicagotribune.com, August 15, 2006, Quotables

Daddy Does Trees?

"When his little girl of 4 had a school project
about what your daddy does, she said
'he sprays trees'. She thought he sprayed
trees when he worked and played football
for fun."

Bonita Favre
On her son Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers
quarterback.


SOURCE: The Baltimore Sun, August 29, 2006,
"They Said It", page 3E.

Do You Have a Problem With That, Bonzi?

"I told him, if he leaves, then I'm going to
have to kill him. Unless he wants to die,
he's got to stay."

SOURCE: ESPN the Magazine, July 31, 2006,
NBA Insider, "25 Words or Less",
page 138.

A. J. Stands For A Joke or A Jerk?

"A.J., A.J, A.J. He carried it only halfway to
first base this time and threw it at our dugout.
That's perfect. Just A.J. being A.J."

Ron Gardenhire, Twins manager, on White
Sox catcher A. J. Pierzynski, who fillped his
bat high after a homerun that followed being
plunked in his previous at-bat in a contentious
series.


SOURCE: Washington Post, August 28, 2006,
"Around the Horn", Quotable,
page E6.

Eldrick's In The House!

"Last time I played with him, he was still Eldrick."

Jason Gore, after playing with Tiger Woods, his
friend from his junior golf days in California, in
the first round of the Bridgestone International.

SOURCE: The New York Times, August 27, 2006
Sports Sunday, "Chatterbox", page 15.