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Item Details
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THE BITEBACK DICTIONARY OF SPORTING QUOTATIONS
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| By: |
Fred Metcalf |
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Electronic book text |
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£7.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1849546142 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781849546140 |
| Publisher: |
BITEBACK PUBLISHING |
| Pub. date: |
6 June, 2013 |
| Description: |
A brilliant collection of witty words from literary quotations legend, Fred Metcalf. |
| Synopsis: |
In this hilarious new volume, literary quotations legend Fred Metcalf trawls the world to bring together some of the funniest utterances ever made about sports or by its most famous practitioners. As I write these words there are semi-naked women playing beach volleyball in the middle of the Horse Guards Parade immortalised by Canaletto. They are glistening like wet otters and the water is plashing off the brims of the spectators' sou'westers. The whole thing is magnificent and bonkers. Boris Johnson Cricket is the only game that you can actually put on weight when playing. Tommy Docherty When you win the toss - bat. If you are in doubt, think about it, then bat. If you have very big doubts, consult a colleague - then bat. W. G. Grace In football everything is complicated by the presence of the opposite team. Jean-Paul Sartre The secret of football is to equalise before the opposition scores. Danny Blanchflower The great thing about golf - and this is the reason why a lot of health experts like me recommend it - is you can drink beer and ride in a cart while you play.Miami Herald The hardest shot is the chip at 90 yards from the green where the ball has to be played against an oak tree, bounces back into a sandtrap, hits a stone, bounces onto the green, and then rolls into the cup. That shot is so difficult, I have only made it once. Zeppo Marx One way to stop a runaway horse is to bet on him. Jeffrey Bernard People ask me why I ride with my bottom in the air. Well, I've got to put it somewhere. Lester Piggott |
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UK |
| Imprint: |
Biteback Publishing |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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