Funny Quotes

One of my favorite writers is Bill Simmons of ESPN.com. He has his own website and one of the features is that he posts amusing quotes made by sports personalities. Here are a few of my favorites to check out the archive and the rest of his site go to:

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/quote/archive

"You only get a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity so many times."
-- Steelers CB Ike Taylor on starting a preseason game against the Lions

"I'm running away to an abused fans' shelter. Please don't tell this team where I've gone."
-- Poster ChristineAnn18 on the SOSH message board (following a Red Sox loss in Seattle)

"I'm tired of hearing about money, money, money, money, money. I just want to play the game, drink Pepsi, wear Reebok."
-- Shaquille O'Neal

"I'm like toilet paper, toothpaste and certain amenities -- I'm proven to be good. I've still got 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 years left."
-- Shaquille O'Neal

"When my brain exploded, it was the best thing that ever happened to me. I have such a better life now."
-- Sharon Stone

"I may have smoked too much weed, but I wasn't taking drugs or anything."
-- Mike Tyson on his loss to Lennox Lewis