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Why athletes cant have real jobs

Discussion in 'Other Sports' started by IVFL, May 10, 2002.

  1. IVFL

    IVFL Member

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    A freind of mine sent me this, I usually hate junk mail but this was really funny.

    WHY ATHLETES CAN'T HAVE REAL JOBS
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    Chicago Cubs outfielder Andre Dawson on being a role model: "I wan' all
    them kids to do what I do, to look up to me. I wan' all the kids to
    copulate me."
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    New Orleans Saint RB George Rogers when asked about the upcoming season:"I want to rush for 1,000 or 1,500 yards, whichever comes first."
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    And, upon hearing Joe Jacobi of the 'Skins say: "I'd run over my own mother to win the Super Bowl," Matt Millen of the Raiders said: "To win, I'd run over Joe's Mom, too."
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    Torrin Polk, University of Houston receiver, on his coach, John
    Jenkins: "He treats us like men. He lets us wear earrings."
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    Football commentator and former player Joe Theismann, 1996: "Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein."

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    Senior basketball player at the University of Pittsburgh: "I'm going to graduate on time, no matter how long it takes." (that is beautiful)
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    Bill Peterson, a Florida State football coach: "You guys line up
    alphabetically by height." And, "You guys pair up in groups of three, then line up in a circle."
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    Boxing promoter Dan Duva on Mike Tyson hooking up again with promoter Don King: "Why would anyone expect him to come out smarter? He went to prison for three years, not Princeton."
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    Stu Grimson, Chicago Blackhawks left wing, explaining why he keeps a color photo of himself above his locker: "That's so when I forget how to spell my name, I can still find my clothes."
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    Lou Duva, veteran boxing trainer, on the Spartan training regime of heavyweight Andrew Golota: "He's a guy who gets up at six o'clock in the morning regardless of what time it is."
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    Chuck Nevitt, North Carolina State basketball player, explaining to Coach Jim Valvano why he appeared nervous at practice: "My sister's expecting a baby, and I don't know if I'm going to be an uncle or an aunt."

    ........................................................................ Frank Layden, Utah Jazz president, on a former player: "I told him, 'Son, what is it with you? Is it ignorance or apathy?' He said,'Coach,I don't know and I don't care.'"
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    Shelby Metcalf, basketball coach at Texas A&M, recounting what he told a player who received four F's and one D: "Son, looks to me like you're spending too much time on one subject."
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    Oiler coach Bum Phillips when asked by Bob Costas why he takes his wife on all the road trips, Phillips responded: "Because she is too dadgum ugly to kiss good-bye."

    WOW!!!!! pretty funny though
     
  2. LAfadeaway33

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    i always enjoy looking at stupid sports quotes
     
  3. francis 4 prez

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    that spending too much time on one subject one had me LMAO.
     

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