“Son, looks to me like you’re spending too much time on one subject’- former Texas A&M basketball coach Shelby Metcalf to a player whose grades were 1 D and the rest F’s.

“There is one word in America that says it all, and that word is “you never know”- former baseball pitcher Joaquin Andujar.

In response to a question about his team’s execution Tampa Bay Bucs head coach in 1976 [0-14} John McKay replied “I’m in favor of it”

Houston Oiler football coach on Earl Campbell ” I don’t know if he’s in a class by himself, but whatever class he’s in, it don’t take long to call the roll”

Former Denver Broncos coach John Ralston on why he left” I left because of illness and fatigue. The fans were sick and tired of me”

Pro football Hall of Fame coach Sid Gilman then coach of the San Diego Chargers on the possibility of being hung in effigy ” Our fans are realistic. If there’s going to be a hanging, it’ll be the real thing, not effigy”

” The only real way to know you’re fired is when you arrive at the ballpark and find your name scratched from the parking list”- Billy Martin”

“If “If’s” and “Buts” were candy and nuts, wouldn’t it be a Merry Christmas”- Dandy Don Meredith

“If the Super Bowl is the ulitmate game, how come there is another one next year?”- Former Dallas Cowboy Duane Thomas

Bear Bryant on his favourite play ” It’s the one where the player pitches the ball back to the official after scoring  a touchdown’