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“Moses Kiptanui - the 19 year old Kenyan, who turned
20 a few weeks ago…”
(David Coleman)

“He's pulling him off!  The Spanish manager is pulling
his  captain off!”
(RTE's George Hamilton on Spain manager Luis Suarez's
substitution of Butragueno during their world cup
qualifier with Ireland in Seville,1992).

“The black players at this club lend the side a lot of
skill and flair, but you also need white players in
there to balance things up and give the team
some brains and some common  sense.”
(Crystal Palace chairman Ron Noades, speaking in 1991).

“Bill Frindal has done a bit of mental arithmetic with
a calculator”
(John Arlott)

“We actually got the winner three minutes from the
 end
but then they equalized”
(Ian McNail)

“I've never had major knee surgery on any other part of
my body”
(Winston Bennett)

“The lead car is absolutely unique, except for the one
behind it which is identical”
(Murray Walker)

“I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and
father”
(Greg Norman)

“Sure there have been injuries and deaths in boxing -
but none of them serious”
(Alan Minter)

“The racecourse is as level as a billiard ball”
(John Francombe)

“If history repeats itself, I should think we can
expect the same thing again”
(Terry Venables)

'We'll still be happy if we lose.  It's on at the same
time as the Beer Festival'
(Noel O' Mahony, Cork City boss before the game  in Munich)

'I would not say he (David Ginola) is the best left
winger in the Premiership, but there are  none better'.
(Ron Atkinson).

'He dribbles a lot and
 the opposition don't like it -
you can see it all over their faces.' 
(Ron Atkinson)

'I never comment on referees and I'm not going to
break the habit of a lifetime for that  prat.'
(Ron Atkinson)

'It took a lot of bottles for Tony (Adams) to own up.'
(Ian Wright commenting on his teammate's alcoholism)

'Ah, isn't that nice, the wife of the Cambridge
president is kissing the cox of the Oxford  crew.'
(Harry Carpenter - BBC TV Boat Race 1977)

'Here we are in the Holy Land of Israel - a Mecca for
tourists.'
(David Vine)

'Morcelli has four fastest 1500-metre times ever.  And
all those times are at 1500 metres.'
(David Coleman)

'Julian Dicks is everywhere.  It's like they've got
eleven Dicks on the field.'
(Metro Radio)

' ….and later we will have action from the men's
cockless pairs…'
(Sue Barker).

'Her time is about 4.33, which she's capable of.'
 
(David Coleman)

Dennis Pennis: 'Have you ever thought of writing your
autobiography?'
Chris Eubank:   'On what ?'

'Well, you gave the horse a wonderful ride, everybody
saw that'
(Desmond Lynam)

'To play Holland, you have to play the Dutch.'
(Ruud Gullit)

'Well , either side could win it, or it could be a
draw.'
(Ron Atkinson)

'For those of you watching in black and white, Spurs
are in the all-yellow strip'
(John Motson)

'Strangely, in slow motion replay, the ball seemed to
hang in the air for even longer.'
(David Acfield)

'What will you do when you leave football, Jack - will
you stay in football?'
(Stuart Hall - Radio 5 live)

'I'd like to play for an Italian club, like Barcelona'
(Mark  Draper, Aston Villa)

'There goes Juantorena down the back straight, opening
his legs and showing his class'
(David Coleman at The Montreal
 Olympics)

'And for those of you who watched the last programme
(Fanny and Johnny Craddock), I hope all  your
doughnuts turn out like Fanny's'
(David Coleman at the start of Match of The Day)

'…and Ray Illingworth is relieving himself in front
of the pavilion'
(John Arlott)

'These greens are so fast they must bikini wax them'
(Gary McCord on the greens at Augusta)

'One of the reasons Arnie (Arnold Palmer) is playing
so well is that, before each tee-shot,  his wife takes
out his balls and kisses them - Oh my God,
what have I just said?' (USTV commentator)