Silly statements in footy

[jenny61_99]

I know this has done the rounds over the years, but someone sent this to me this morning and I thought it was worth another giggle.


'I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and father.'
(Shane Wakelin).




'Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein.'
(Mick Malthouse - Collingwood).




'I'm going to graduate on time, no matter how long it takes.'
(Peter Bell - Fremantle - on his University Law studies).




'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).




Brock Maclean (Melbourne) on whether he had visited the Pyramids during his visit to Egypt:
'I can't really remember the names of the clubs that we went to.'




'He's a guy who gets up at six o'clock in the morning regardless of what time it is.'
(Kevin Sheedy on James Hird).




Jonathan Brown, on night Grand Finals vs Day Games 'It's basically the same, just darker.'




Ron Barassi talking about Gary Cowton
'I told him, 'Son, what is it with you. Is it ignorance or apathy?' He said, 'Barass, I don't know and I don't care.'




Barry Hall (Sydney) when asked about the upcoming season:
'I want to kick 70 or 80 goals this season, whichever comes first.'




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




'Chad had done a bit of mental arithmetic with a calculator.'
(Mark Williams).




'We actually got the winning goal three minutes from the end but then they scored.'
(Ben Cousins, West Coast Eagles).




'I've never had major knee surgery on any other part of my body.'
(Luke Darcy).




'That kick was absolutely unique, except for the one before it which was identical.'
(Dermott Brereton).




'Sure there have been injuries and deaths in football - but none of them serious.'
(Adrian Anderson).




'If history repeats itself, I should think we can expect the same thing again.'
(Andrew Demetriou).




'I would not say he (Chris Judd) is the best centreman in the AFL but there are none better.'
(Dermott Brereton).




'I never comment on umpires and I'm not going to break the habit of a lifetime for that prat.'(Terry Wallace).




Garry Lyon: ' Have you ever thought of writing your autobiography?'
David Swartz: 'On what?'




'Well, either side could win it, or it could be a draw.'
(Dermott Brereton).



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

 

[jo172]

That one has been doing the rounds longer than the internet itself.

I always wonder who the person who can be bothered to change the names is?

From memory the correct attribution to most of them is English football managers?

 

[Vader]

'That kick was absolutely unique, except for the one before it which was identical.'
(Dermott Brereton).

This one was actually Murray Walker talking about F1 cars. The correct quote is:

"That Williams is unique, except for the car in front, which is identical!"

One can only wonder if any of them are actually quotes from the people named.

 

[cammo84]

I'd really love that Brock McLean one to be real. What a great quote

 

[SugarShane]

One can only wonder if any of them are actually quotes from the people named.

Probably not, considering most of them are older than the careers of the people who allegedy said them.

 

[cmndstab]

I definitely remember the "either team could win, or it could be a draw" comment being said in an AFL match once, though I don't recall which commentator said it. It was around 03 or 04 or something like that.

 

[jenny61_99]

Funnily enough, my 9 year old was reading some "jokes" from his 1001 jokes book - and half of these so called "quotes" appeared in it.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

I'd really love that Brock McLean one to be real. What a great quote

That one was Shaq. Someone asked him if he'd visited the Parthenon while on tour in Greece and he replied "I can't remember the names of the clubs we went to."