Life Would Be Boring Without Sports Commentators ! ! !

Following is a selection of {mis} quotes by some famous sports commentators / personalities over the years.

*  An English athletics commentator {David Coleman} described Moses Kiptanui on a television broadcast "as the 19 year old Kenyan runner, who turned 20 a few weeks ago".

*  Peter Lorenzo calling the action in an English Soccer fixture said that "Hodge scored for Forrest after only 22 seconds......totally against the run of play".

*  Ian McNail in commenting after a Soccer match said that "we actually got the winner three minutes before the end, then they equalised".

*  Winston Bennett {don't know who he is}, said "I've never had knee surgery on any other part of my body".

*  A Stuart Pearce said that " I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel".

*  Greg Norman commenting after one of his Golf victories said that "I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and father".

*  Allan Minter talking about the sport of boxing said "sure there have been injuries and deaths in boxing, but none of them serious".

*  A Joe Sheldon talking about an injury to to one of England's fast bowlers......"a brain scan revealed that Andrew Caddick is not suffering from a stress fracture of the shin".

*  Boxer Marlon Starling said that "I'll fight Lloyd Honeyghan for nothing if the price is right".

and  Los Angeles Clippers NBA basketballer Bobby Simmons explaining why he wasn't looking forward to the team's opening season games in Japan.....because he said "I don't like Chinese food".