"Don't get me wrong, everything the media writes is not wrong. But I'd say 99 percent of it is wrong, in my opinion, but I don't read the newspaper, so I don't know. I hear things, though."
-- Bears defensive back R.W. McQuarters


"He just reminds you so much of Shawn Kemp in his prime. It's going to be scary to see this guy in a couple of years."
-- Byron Scott on Amare Stoudemire.


"If you think I'm a loser, that I'm a bust, that's fine, but you don't know me. I don't have a problem with people thinking I was a bad football player. I wasn't a particularly good pro football player. But I was a great college player, and that's something."
-- Ryan Leaf


"Vinny's presence puts a greater strain on the offensive line, the tight ends and the backs to keep people off him, but if we can do that, he can be dangerous."
--Cowboys TE Dan Campbell on Vinny Testaverde


"Coming from the University of Miami, I developed really good study habits."
-- Jets rookie Jonathan Vilma


"I make love to pressure."
-- Stephen Jackson


"I know they're going to want me to be on the field a lot, so I'm just trying to take these few extra pounds I don't need off."
-- Jason Giambi explaining his mysterious weight loss before the 2004 season.



There are so many good ones

I liked that old one in Ensign9's signature about Fred Smoot.

"you play to win the game" big herm

*then takes a knee on 3rd down in steelers afc divsional game*

"We want the ball, we're going to score!" --Matt Hasselbeck, minutes before he throws the game winning touchdown--to the opposing team.

He would have been the Naimath of the 21st century if that throw would have been a Seahawks TD

"Yeah we make a lot of money, but we SPEND a lot of money too" - Pat Ewing

Practice, practice.....not the game, not the game, but practice

"Fail to prepare then prepare to fail"

-Joe Paterno


(something like that)

just about anything by barkley, except for all the stupid shit he said along the way....

ummm.... okay.... about half of what barkley has said along the way... forget about that other half

Not even close.

Yeah, a wildcard playoff game has the same importance as a Superbowl.

my personal fav. gotta love a.i.

It wasn't even just that it was a Superbowl. It was the fact the Jets were 19 point dogs and nobody on the planet thought AFL teams could compete with NFL teams that made it important. Really its one of the most important games in the history of the league.

I cant remember exactly how this one goes....

"I can't hear what Jeremy (Roenick) says because I have my 2 Stanley Cupr rings plugging my ears."--Patrick Roy

"Kids are great. That's one of the best things about our business, all the kids you get to meet. It's a shame they have to grow up to be regular people and come to the games and call you names."--Charles Barkley

"Playoffs?!" - Jim Mora, who says when he goes out in public he sometimes hears people say "Playoffs?!" as he walks by.

"That was just instinct. Kind of like running from the cops." - UVa tailback Marquis Weeks on his 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown

And two from the great philosopher Wayne Gretzky:
"You miss 100% of the shots you never take."
"Skate to where the puck is going, and not where it's been."

I say that all the time. "Playoffs?!"

Yes, the "Playoffs" rant by Jim Mora is classic!

bear in mind i love shaq...but

"i won on ever level but highschool and college"

-when he was with orlando


and some chuck

i used to fake a pass to chuck person and he'd still shoot it

“We’ve been hearing the last four, five, six games in a row that we’re the worst team since sliced bread.”

- Steve Francis - Orlando Magic.


Jim Rome on Steve Francis' slip up:

"That's one of the best ever…we’re one of thee worst teams since sliced bread. That's absolutely amazing. I thought sliced bread was a good thing…well, at least you’re not as bad as spilled milk. At least no one said you’re the worst thing since water off a duck back. I mean, it would be one thing if they said you’re the worst thing since, shooting fish in a barrel.

Look, if they had been saying you’re the worst team since that dog won’t hunt, that would be one thing. Like, the magic are so bad, they’re the worst team since, it’s just like riding bike….we’re the worst team since sliced bread…absolutely incredible. Even better, than Juwan Howard putting fuel in his oven or Michael Irvin putting the cherry on top of the pie."

"Having a record company and putting out my own CD. There's clothes and shoes. There's also an upcoming book deal that I'm trying to do. I'm trying to be positive. I'm a big fan of the Nobel Peace Prize."
-- Ron Artest