Quotes of the Month
The practice of sports betting
always has attracted a percentage of
players who not only are loose with a dollar but a quote, too.
Thanks goodness for that because we never could make up this stuff:
“We had no money on him. I thought he was going out for a run to keep
himself warm.”
Michael O’Leary, billionaire CEO of Ryanair,
“If I wasn’t playing, maybe I’d have a go.”
Geoff Ogilvy, showing that if he weren’t a great golfer he might be a pretty
good bettor, when informed that, after two rounds of play, his odds were 5/1 of
winning the CA Championship in Doral, Florida last month over Tiger Woods, who
trailed Ogilvy by just one shot at that point. Woods, the ½ favorite, finished
fifth, two strokes behind Ogilvy.
“Historically, his tournament success in Major championships has been awesome
but more like 29 percent. Even at that remarkable win rate, the chances of a
Tiger Woods Grand Slam in any given year are only about 0.7 percent, or about
142/1.”
“We’re not in the business of trying to give anything away here.”
Tony Sinisi, oddsmaker
for Las Vegas Sports Consultants, explaining why Woods’ pre-Masters odds of
winning the Grand Slam were only 9/2
“New motto for The Players Championship now that Tiger Woods will skip it while
rehabbing after knee surgery: We buried our ratings at wounded knee.”
Mike Bianchi,
“Q: If a baseball player’s brief stint in the Major Leagues is known as “cup of
coffee,” what do you call 21-loss
“A: Coppin a feel.”
Dwight Perry, The
More from Perry…
“Former cycling champion Tammy Thomas had all the earmarks off hardcore depo-testosterone use, a Colorado endocrinologist testified
in Thomas’ perjury trial, as in such male characteristics as chest hair, a full
beard and a deep voice—not to mention incessant channel-surfing with the TV
remote.”
“Actually this story isn’t entirely new. There were some whispers around the
league when Debbie Clemens hit consecutive 400-foot homer off Heidi Klum and Elle MacPherson.”
Reggie Hayes, the
More from Hayes…
“Danica Patrick will take aim at what many believe
to be a truly impossible goal: becoming the first female athlete to film more
commercials than Peyton Manning.”
“Becky Hammon, from
Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle
More from Ostler…
“Alex Rodriguez makes $28 million this season, while the entire Marlins’
payroll is $21.8 million. What’s worse, I hear that A-Rod hit on all their
wives.”
“There are six people ahead of Jeff Kent for most career hits against Greg
Maddux, a handful.”
Padres announcer Matt Vasgersian,
who apparently was bon with a rare, six-fingered hand
“I never believe any of those stats. One minute the stat guy is eating his hot
dog, and the next he’s writing stuff down.”
Jeremy Roenick, San Jose Sharks, to the Calgary
Sun, after the stat sheet listed his team with 18 giveaways in its Stanley Cup
playoff opener against the Calgary Flames
“There is urgency to act because sporting ethic is at risk. It is an issue as
important as the fight against doping.”
Jean-Francois Vilotte, director general of the French
Tennis Association, explaining why French Open organizers have filed suit to
try to ban online gambling companies from offering bets on the Grand Slam
tournament
Wouldn’t a more equitable solution be to police and punish complicit players
rather than deny wagering to honest sports betting fans?
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