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World Sports: They Said What? Trivia Quiz

Sporting Quotes. Who said it?

A multiple-choice quiz by quogequox. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
quogequox

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
63,965

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
615

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Question 1 of 10

1. 'I've definitely had enough. This is it for me. If anyone sees me near a boat they can shoot me.' Hint

Dennis Connor

Mike Mckay

Knut Holmann

Stephen Redgrave

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Question 2 of 10

2. 'When I lost my world record I took it like a man; I only cried for ten hours.' Hint

Carl Lewis

Keirin Perkins

Mark Spitz

Daley Thompson

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Question 3 of 10

3. 'I can't really remember the names of the clubs we went to.' Who said this after being asked whether he had time to visit the Parthenon while in Greece? Hint

Shaquille O'Neal

John McEnroe

David Beckham

Gary Hall Jr

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Question 4 of 10

4. 'I've seen him shadow boxing and the shadow won.' Muhammad Ali said this about which of his opponents? Hint

Sonny Liston

Larry Holmes

Joe Frazier

George Foreman

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Question 5 of 10

5. 'That's MISTER Bastard to you.' Which tennis player said this to a heckler at Wimbledon? Hint

Jimmy Connors

John McEnroe

Illie Nastase

Pat Cash

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Question 6 of 10

6. 'The only way to beat Martina now is to run over her foot in the car park.' Who gave this advice on how to beat Navratilova? Hint

Hana Mandlikova

Pam Shriver

Chris Evert

Evonne Cawley

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Question 7 of 10

7. 'Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein.' Hint

Vince Lombardi

Joe Theismann

O.J. Simpson

Dan Marino

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Question 8 of 10

8. When he heard his striker had been concussed and didn't know who he was, what did soccer manager John Lambie tell his support team to do? Hint

'Point him at goal and fire.'

'Tell him he's Pele.'

'Tell him he needs one more for his bonus.'

'Get him off he may want kids someday.'

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which golfer said 'It takes one week to have a good year and a whole year to have a bad one.'? Hint

Wayne Grady

Nick Faldo

Greg Norman

Ernie Els

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Question 10 of 10

10. One of sports most famous quotes is 'It ain't over 'til it's over.' Who said it? Hint

Muhammad Ali

Yogi Berra

Joe Louis

Bobby Jones

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 'I've definitely had enough. This is it for me. If anyone sees me near a boat they can shoot me.'

Answer: Stephen Redgrave

After winning his fourth gold medal in the Atlanta Olympics Britain's super rower decided he'd had enough. Four years later he won another gold medal in Sydney.

2. 'When I lost my world record I took it like a man; I only cried for ten hours.'

Answer: Daley Thompson

Daley Thompson won the gold medal in the Decathlon at the 1980 Moscow and 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.

3. 'I can't really remember the names of the clubs we went to.' Who said this after being asked whether he had time to visit the Parthenon while in Greece?

Answer: Shaquille O'Neal

Be fair though, there's probably a club called the Parthenon somewhere.

4. 'I've seen him shadow boxing and the shadow won.' Muhammad Ali said this about which of his opponents?

Answer: George Foreman

Muhammad Ali defeated George Foreman in the 'Rumble in the Jungle' in Zaire. Rumour has it that before the fight one of Ali's entourage loosened the ropes before the fight to aid Ali in his 'rope-a-dope' tactics.

5. 'That's MISTER Bastard to you.' Which tennis player said this to a heckler at Wimbledon?

Answer: Jimmy Connors

6. 'The only way to beat Martina now is to run over her foot in the car park.' Who gave this advice on how to beat Navratilova?

Answer: Pam Shriver

Pam Shriver was Martina's doubles partner.

7. 'Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein.'

Answer: Joe Theismann

Joe should stick to throwing a ball. I think he meant Albert Einstein but who knows.

8. When he heard his striker had been concussed and didn't know who he was, what did soccer manager John Lambie tell his support team to do?

Answer: 'Tell him he's Pele.'

9. Which golfer said 'It takes one week to have a good year and a whole year to have a bad one.'?

Answer: Wayne Grady

Wayne Grady won the PGA championships in 1990.

10. One of sports most famous quotes is 'It ain't over 'til it's over.' Who said it?

Answer: Yogi Berra

Source: Author quogequox

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