Football commentator and former player Joe Theismann: “Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein.”Bill Peterson, a Florida State football coach: “You guys line up alphabetically by height.î And, “You guys pair up in groups of three, and then line up in a circle.”Boxing promoter Dan Duva on Mike Tyson going to prison: ìWhy would anyone expect him to come out smarter? He went to prison for three years, not Princeton.îStu Grimson, Chicago Blackhawks left wing, explaining why he keeps a color photo of himself above his locker: “That’s so when I forget how to spell my name, I can still find my clothes.”Lou Duva, veteran boxing trainer, on the Spartan training regimen of heavyweight Andrew Golota: ìHe’s a guy who gets up at 6 o’clock in the morning, regardless of what time it is.”Chuck Nevitt , North Carolina State basketball player, explaining to Coach Jim Valvano why he appeared nervous at practice: “My sister’s expecting a baby, and I don’t know if I’m going to be an uncle or an aunt.î†In the words of North Carolinaís State basketball player Charles Shackelford:ìI can go to my left or right, I am amphibious.î
