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Just for a laugh, I liked these:

20. "I've been dunked on by (Vitaly) Potapenko and now (Zan) Tabak. The good part is that they don't make posters of those guys"—Houston Rockets’ Walt Williams
—Am I really the only one that has a Zan Tabak poster on my ceiling?

19. "I enjoyed The Luge."—Michael Jordan on the Paris museum
—The man was known for his dunking, defense, jump shot, tenacity, but his fine art knowledge….not so much.

18. Torrin Polk, University of Houston receiver, on his coach, John Jenkins:
"He treats us like men. He lets us wear earrings."
—Yeah, ‘cause real men wear earrings

17. “Ball handling and dribbling are my strongest weaknesses.”—David Thompson
—I guess that makes dunking his weakest strength

16. 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."
—I suppose if he was stuck on 999 and ripped off 501 yards in the final game, this would make sense. No….it still wouldn’t.

15. "I've seen George Foreman shadow boxing and the shadow won."—
Muhammad Ali
—The Father of trash talking

14. “The sun has been there for 500, 600 years”—Baseball player Mike Cameron
—I knew my astronomy teacher in college was full of crap

13. "The game was closer than the score indicated"—Baseball player Dizzy Dean, after a 1-0 game
—’Cause when I see 1-0, I think blowout

12. Shaquille O'Neal: "I've won at every level, except college and pro."
—Before his Laker days he was really proud of his eight and under title ring.

11. “I don’t want to shoot my mouth in my foot, but those are games we can win.”—Basketball player Sherman Douglas
—What did he just say?

10. "The Bible never says anything about dinosaurs. You can't say there were dinosaurs when you never saw them. Somebody actually saw Adam and Eve. No one ever saw a Tyrannosaurus Rex."—Carl Everett
—Alright Carl, let’s not turn this into a holy war.

9. "Well, Rickey’s not one of them, so that’s 49 percent right there."—Rickey Henderson on reports that 50 percent of ballplayers use steroids.
—Rickey Henderson: The scholar

8. "Because there are no fours."—NBA long-range gunner Antoine Walker when asked why he shoots so many threes.
—He would be a hell of a four-point specialist

7. “I can play in the center, on the right, and occasionally on the left side.”—David Beckham, asked if he was a “volatile” player.
—They still use the English language in England right?

6. "Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious."—N.C. State basketball player Charles Shackleford.
—Didn’t Ricky Henderson steal this delicious line?

5. “I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf.”—Pitcher Tug McGraw, asked whether he preferred grass or Astroturf.
—It‘s actually a good high...though it smells like losers and Jeff Bagwell’s jock

4. “They shouldn’t throw at me. I’m the father of five or six kids.”—Baseball player Tito Fuentes, after getting hit by a pitch.
—five OR six, now that’s disturbingly funny

3. Shaquille O'Neal: "I made a 1,600 minus 800 minus 200 on the SAT, so I'm very intelligent when I speak."
—I’m speechless.

2. "Like they say, it ain't over til the fat guy swings."—Phillies catcher Darren Daulton on stocky first baseman John Kruk.
—Ahh...baseball players

And finally, number one...

“We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors.”—Basketball player Weldon Drew
 

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My all-time favorite:

Tampa Bay Bucaneers coach John McKay when asked about his team's execution, deadpanned:

"I'm in favor of it"
 

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My own lines:
When I came to this country more than 20 yrs ago, poor English, my co-worker told me before she taking break:"I'm staving"
I replied :"eat me!"
Still embarrassed when everytime my wife saying that word to me
 

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"I'm a mothafuckin solja!" Kellen Winslow Jr.

"Once he turns 21 and is able to drink it's over." Jalen Rose on Lebron
 

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I`ll give you a foot in his mouth by Jim Gray..After Chicago Bulls won NBA championship..on national TV..while standing next to Michael Jordan..Gray told Jordan.."And lets ask you mother what she thinks about this championship"..Jordan replied.." Thats my wife"
 

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What about Chad Johnson saying he could beat Michael Phelps in a swim race.

Are you kidding me. What a jack *ss.

That should be in your top 10 easy.
 

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10. "The Bible never says anything about dinosaurs. You can't say there were dinosaurs when you never saw them. Somebody actually saw Adam and Eve. No one ever saw a Tyrannosaurus Rex."—Carl Everett
—Alright Carl, let’s not turn this into a holy war.

This is my #1:pope:
 

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Patrick Ewing didn't make the list for saying:?

"We make a lot of money but we spend a lot of money too" during the NBA strike
 

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I always liked the crazy stuff that Yogi Berra and Bob Uecker used to say:

Yogi:

Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded

If the fans don't come out to the ballpark, you can't stop them.

You should always go to other people's funerals, otherwise they won't come to yours.

I didn't really say everything I said.

Uecker:

I knew when my career was over. In 1965 my baseball card came out with no picture.

I signed with the Milwaukee Bucks for three thousand dollars. That bothered my dad at the time because he didn't have that kind of dough. But eventually he scraped it up.

The highlight of my career? In '67 with St. Louis, I walked with the bases loaded to drive in the winning run in an intersquad game in spring training.

Muhammud Ali

I'm so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and was in bed before the room was dark.

Michael Vick:

I have two weapons: My arms, my legs and my brains.
 

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