Famous quotes in Cincinnati Sports
Today is the anniversary (December 10, 1989) of Sam Wyche's famous "You don't live in Cleveland, you live in Cincinnati" quote.
I've been thinking about the most famous quotes in Cincinnati sports history.
What would make our list?
How about these..............?
"Where ya gonna go?" -Phil Castellini
"And this one belongs to the Reds!" -Marty Brennaman
"This is the old left-hander, rounding third and headed for home. Goodnight everyone." -Joe Nuxhall
"There's golf to be played and tennis to be served up and other things to be done out there besides worrying about a silly football game." -Sam Wyche following Bengals loss to Browns in 1991.
"We've got the rings, we've got the money, we've got everything!" -Chris Sabo, Reds 3B on Ft. Square during celebration of 1990 World Series sweep of Oakland A's.
"We went out there and zipped em up at the end of the game. That’s our motto — zip ’em up.” -Tu Holloway, Xavier guard, following Crosstown Shootout brawl/win of 2011
"The UC Bearcats are number one in the country, number two in their own city." -Andy MacWilliams, voice of Xavier basketball after Lenny Brown's jumper beat Cincinnati in the 1996-1997 Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout.
"I like to talk — and I have spoken as candidly as I can with you people, if that's not good enough, I won't say a f******thing. I'll go, 'yes sir, no sir.' And I can do that. But f***, I've been as candid as I can f****** be about this team and our players, and we've got to deal with this s***, every f****** team that we f****** play has to know every f****** guy that's here and what they can and can't do? F*** me." -Bryan Price, Reds manager, dropped the F-word 77 times in four and a half minute postgame tirade to the media in April of 2015.
"We’re just not gonna lose anymore." -Reds owner Bob Castellini
"Well, I'm home." -Ken Griffey Jr. introduced by Reds following trade in February of 2000
"Marty, do you have your shirt on?"-Adam from Milwaukee (aka Adam Dunn) calling Marty Brennaman on the Banana Phone.
"Why do we need scouts? All they do is watch games."-Marge Schott
"You're asking me how that got away from me? Oh, my Lord. . Where have you been and where are you from? They're the Big Blue. Cousins starting playing like Cousins......" -Charlie Coles, Miami coach following buzzer beating loss to UK at Rupp, November 16, 2009
“You gotta go defend the offense. You don’t defend the player,” Lewis said “Particularly a midget.” -Marvin Lewis discussing Browns QB Johnny Manziel on Bengals Line, December 2014
"Garbage.....garbage" -Adam Jones on Browns WR Terrelle Pryor, December 2016