Favourite quotes of all time

[Flameboy]

"There are no tomorrows, this is the ultimate stage, go out and enjoy it" ~ David Parkin.

Man I love this quote

 

[The Falcon Strike]

The ox is slow but the earth is patient

He who does not fear death by a thousand cuts dares to unseat the emperor

Classic Mick at his best

 

[Collingwood 4 eternity]

"Don't pick me as the sub" "Bugger" The 17 AFL substitute players.

 

[mysainters]

They don't do smoke and mirrors behind the curtains

Travis Cloke

 

[Altum Volantes]

'I attempted to spin out of the tackle ala Andrew McLeod, but my ambition far out weighed my ability' - Rhett Biglands, at a tribunal hearing for elbowing an opponent in the head.

 

[Collingwood 4 eternity]

"Healy off , Ellingworth on" Ronald Dale Barassi

"You give me possessions and I'll shut up!" Ronald Dale Barassi

"Son , It's later than you think" John "kanga" Kennedy

 

[SHAKESPEARE]

"Namure" Doug Hawkins

 

[MarcusP2]

'I attempted to spin out of the tackle ala Andrew McLeod, but my ambition far out weighed my ability' - Rhett Biglands, at a tribunal hearing for elbowing an opponent in the head.

Ha that's gold.

""Tell him he is John Coleman and send him back on"
- Jack Dyer, when told by medical staff that a concussed player 'did not know who he is'

 

[Dan26]

"You guys line up alphabetically by height." and "You guys pair up in groups of three, then line up in a circle." Barry Hall Sydney Captain at training

 

[TheKITC]

"If it bleeds, we can kill it. And we reckon Essendon can bleed" - Leigh Matthews, 2001.

Classic.

 

[Rustin Cohle]

"Don't count your games played, make your games count"

- Mick Malthouse

Just heard that one tonight. Love it.

 

[The Falcon Strike]

They don't do smoke and mirrors behind the curtains

Travis Cloke

a video link to that one would be great

 

[Dan26]

"Luke Hodge - the 21 year old, who turned 22 a few weeks ago"(Dermott Brereton)

 

[Collingwood 4 eternity]

"I don't give a rats tossbag , to be quite frank !" Malcolm Blight

 

[Dan26]

"Any time Carlton scores more than 100 points and holds the other team below 100 points they almost always win."
- Lou Richards

"I only have two words for you men - believe in yourselves!"
- Jack Dyer, instructing his players during a final series


"Tell him he is John Coleman and send him back on!"
- Jack Dyer, when told by medical staff that a concussed player 'did not know who he is'

 

[Collingwood 4 eternity]

"You guys line up alphabetically by height." and "You guys pair up in groups of three, then line up in a circle." Barry Hall Sydney Captain at training

I think Brent Staker reminded him about that

 

[Spook]

Too old, too slow, too good

1991

 

[Zephyr Effekt]

i cant remember where i read or heard the following, & dont know how accurate it is, but its a ripper.

a reporter asked jack dyer what he thought about euthanasia.

his reply "dont know, however the youth in australia are ok".

cant remember if that was the exact quote, but it was along those lines.

 

[Moo]

"I ain’t got time for pain, the only pain I got time for is the pain I put on fools who don’t know what time it is"

TTT (Terrible Terry Tate)

 

[Andrew_5]

This is not Footy related but, Ian Holloway, a Soccer Manager in the Premier league..

"To put it in gentleman's terms if you've been out for a night and you're looking for a young lady and you pull one, some weeks they're good looking and some weeks they're not the best. Our performance today would have been not the best looking bird but at least we got her in the taxi. She wasn't the best looking lady we ended up taking home but she was very pleasant and very nice, so thanks very much, let's have a coffee"
- on the "ugly" win against Chesterfield.

 

[Cousin of Daicos]

Kevin Sheedy in 2010 -

COLLINGWOOD was impressive on Saturday, but I'm still not sold. Premierships aren't won in July, and the Magpies lack the class to go all the way.

What's not to love?

 

[Father Jack]

"You guys line up alphabetically by height." and "You guys pair up in groups of three, then line up in a circle." Barry Hall Sydney Captain at training

Channelling Jack Dyer? Good on him.

"Any more of an angle, ump, and he'll have to pay to get back in" - unnamed Richmond supporter not happy with the umpire lining up Michael Roach deep, deep in the pocket.

 

[Wallaby]

Spectator to Tony Lockett after he missed a mark:

'I bet you wouldn't have dropped it if it was a bag of doughnuts'.

 

[CrowdedHouse]

"You were wrong" - 2004, Port Power Coach Mark Williams
(Having a crack at Alan Scott who wanted him gone)

 

[zachary]

Sign outside a church in Hawthorn " What would you do if Jesus came to Hawthorn?
Graffitti underneath "Move Peter Hudson to centre half forward!"