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July 27th, 2004, 04:12 PM
"I'm going to graduate on time, no matter how long it takes."
* Senior basketball player at the University of Pittsburgh
"Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein."
* Football commentator and former player, Joe Theismann 1996
"You guys line up alphabetically by height." "You guys pair up in groups of
three, then line up in a circle."
* Bill Peterson, a Florida State football coach
"I play football. I'm not trying to be a professor. The tests don't seem to
make sense to me, measuring your brain on stuff I haven't been through in
school."
* Clemson recruit Ray Forsythe, who was ineligible as a freshman because of
academic requirements
"Why would anyone expect him to come out smarter? He went to prison for three
years, not Princeton."
* Boxing promoter Dan Duva on Mike Tyson hooking up again with promoter Don King
"I can't really remember the names of the clubs that we went to."
* Shaquille O'Neal on whether he had visited the Parthenon during his visit to Greece
"I've won at every level, except college and pro."
* Shaquille O'Neal, on his lack of championships
"He's a guy who gets up at six o'clock in the morning regardless of what time it is."
* Lou Duva, Veteran boxing trainer, on the Spartan training regime of
heavyweight Andrew Golota
"We can't win at home. We can't win on the road. As general manager, I just
can't figure out where else to play."
* Pat Williams, Orlando Magic general manager, on his team's 7-27 record - 1982
"My sister's expecting a baby, and I don't know if I'm going to be an uncle or an aunt."
* Chuck Nevitt , North Carolina State basketball player, explaining to Coach
Jim Valvano why he appeared nervous at practice - 1982
"He wants Texas back."
* Tommy Lasorda , Dodger manager, when asked what terms Mexican-born pitching
sensation Fernando Valenzuela might settle for in his upcoming contract
negotiations - 1981
"One player was lost because he broke his nose. How do you go about getting a
nose in condition for football?"
* Darrell Royal, Texas football coach, asked if the abnormal number of Longhorn
injuries that season resulted from poor physical conditioning - 1966
"But the real tragedy was that 15 hadn't been colored yet."
* Steve Spurrier, Florida football coach, telling Gator fans that a fire at
Auburn's football dorm had destroyed 20 books - 1991
"I'm not allowed to comment on lousy officiating."
* Jim Finks, New Orleans Saints G.M., when asked after a loss what he thought
of the refs - 1986
"It's basically the same, just darker."
* Alan Kulwicki, stock car racer, on racing Saturday nights as opposed to
Sunday afternoons - 1991
"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."
* Frank Layden, Utah Jazz president, on a former player - 1991
"He treats us like men. He lets us wear earrings."
* Torrin Polk, University of Houston receiver, on his coach, John Jenkins - 1991
"Son, looks to me like you're spending too much time on one subject."
* Shelby Metcalf, basketball coach at Texas A&M, recounting what he told a
player who received four F's and one D - 1987
"It just as easily could have gone the other way."
* Don Zimmer, Manager of the Chicago Cubs, on his thoughts of a recent 4-4 road
trip - 1989
* Senior basketball player at the University of Pittsburgh
"Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein."
* Football commentator and former player, Joe Theismann 1996
"You guys line up alphabetically by height." "You guys pair up in groups of
three, then line up in a circle."
* Bill Peterson, a Florida State football coach
"I play football. I'm not trying to be a professor. The tests don't seem to
make sense to me, measuring your brain on stuff I haven't been through in
school."
* Clemson recruit Ray Forsythe, who was ineligible as a freshman because of
academic requirements
"Why would anyone expect him to come out smarter? He went to prison for three
years, not Princeton."
* Boxing promoter Dan Duva on Mike Tyson hooking up again with promoter Don King
"I can't really remember the names of the clubs that we went to."
* Shaquille O'Neal on whether he had visited the Parthenon during his visit to Greece
"I've won at every level, except college and pro."
* Shaquille O'Neal, on his lack of championships
"He's a guy who gets up at six o'clock in the morning regardless of what time it is."
* Lou Duva, Veteran boxing trainer, on the Spartan training regime of
heavyweight Andrew Golota
"We can't win at home. We can't win on the road. As general manager, I just
can't figure out where else to play."
* Pat Williams, Orlando Magic general manager, on his team's 7-27 record - 1982
"My sister's expecting a baby, and I don't know if I'm going to be an uncle or an aunt."
* Chuck Nevitt , North Carolina State basketball player, explaining to Coach
Jim Valvano why he appeared nervous at practice - 1982
"He wants Texas back."
* Tommy Lasorda , Dodger manager, when asked what terms Mexican-born pitching
sensation Fernando Valenzuela might settle for in his upcoming contract
negotiations - 1981
"One player was lost because he broke his nose. How do you go about getting a
nose in condition for football?"
* Darrell Royal, Texas football coach, asked if the abnormal number of Longhorn
injuries that season resulted from poor physical conditioning - 1966
"But the real tragedy was that 15 hadn't been colored yet."
* Steve Spurrier, Florida football coach, telling Gator fans that a fire at
Auburn's football dorm had destroyed 20 books - 1991
"I'm not allowed to comment on lousy officiating."
* Jim Finks, New Orleans Saints G.M., when asked after a loss what he thought
of the refs - 1986
"It's basically the same, just darker."
* Alan Kulwicki, stock car racer, on racing Saturday nights as opposed to
Sunday afternoons - 1991
"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."
* Frank Layden, Utah Jazz president, on a former player - 1991
"He treats us like men. He lets us wear earrings."
* Torrin Polk, University of Houston receiver, on his coach, John Jenkins - 1991
"Son, looks to me like you're spending too much time on one subject."
* Shelby Metcalf, basketball coach at Texas A&M, recounting what he told a
player who received four F's and one D - 1987
"It just as easily could have gone the other way."
* Don Zimmer, Manager of the Chicago Cubs, on his thoughts of a recent 4-4 road
trip - 1989