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Here is my top list of classic funny sporting quotes that you see time and time again, and repeated outside the world of sports. See also my top 10 quotes from a range of sports, and my favorite funny sports quotes.

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1. I went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out. Rodney Dangerfield
2. Abbott: Now, on the St. Louis team we have Who's on first, What's on second, I Don't Know is on third. Costello: That's what I want to find out. part of the famous 'Who's on first' dialogue between Abbott and Costello
3. "If history repeats itself, I should think we can expect the same thing again." Andrew Demetriou
4. "Sure there have been injuries and even some deaths in boxing - but none of them really that serious." Alan Minter
5. "I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and father." Greg Norman, Pro Golfer
6. " I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars … the rest I just squandered." George Best
7. Some people believe football is a matter of life and death. I'm very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is much, much more important than that. Bill Shankly - English soccer manager.
8. "You guys pair up in groups of three, then line up in a circle. - Bill Peterson, a Florida State football coach
9. "You guys line up alphabetically by height."- Bill Peterson, a Florida State football coach
10. You cannot be serious!
    John McEnroe, his famous catchphrase directed towards an umpire during a match at Wimbledon in 1981.

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