The Biteback Dictionary of Humorous Sporting Quotations

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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.

Cricket is the only game that you can actually put on weight when playing. Tommy Docherty

In football everything is complicated by the presence of the opposite team. Jean-Paul Sartre

One way to stop a runaway horse is to bet on him. Jeffrey Bernard

Author Bio

Fred Metcalf was born in Yorkshire and educated in Devon. He has worked as a scriptwriter and cartoonist in London, Sydney, New York and Hollywood for actors, comedians, celebrities and both British and American politicians.