
Laughs from Real Life
An occasional series about humorous things
that happen in real life proving, once again, that human beings are the funniest
people I know.
Sports Figures
New Orleans
Saint running back George Rogers when asked about the upcoming season: "I want
to rush for 2,000 or 1,500 yards, whichever comes first."
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 Theisman in 1996: "Nobody in football
should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein."
Shaquille O'Neal was asked if he had
visited the Parthenon during his visit to Greece - "I can't really remember the
names of the clubs that we went to."
Former baseball pitcher Tug McGraw was
asked whether he preferred grass or Astroturf - "I dunno. I never smoked any
Astroturf."
Rod Brookin,
a
senior
basketball player at the University of Pittsburgh: "I'm going to graduate on
time, no matter how long it takes."
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."
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."
And my favorite -
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."
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