Remarkably Insightful Quotes from AFL Footballers

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  1. JohnO

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    "I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and father." -
    (Shane Wakelin)

    "Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy
    like Norman Einstein."
    (Mick Malthouse - Collingwood)

    "I'm going to graduate on time, no matter how long it takes."
    (Peter Bell - Fremantle - on his University Law studies)

    "You guys line up alphabetically by height," and "you guys pair up
    in groups of three, then line up in a circle."
    (Barry Hall Sydney Captain at training)

    "I can't really remember the names of the clubs that we went to."
    (Brock Maclean - Melbourne) on whether he had visited the Pyramids
    during his visit to Egypt:

    "He's a guy who gets up at six o'clock in the morning regardless of
    what time it is."
    (Kevin Sheedy on James Hird)

    "It's basically the same, just darker." (Jonathan Brown) on night
    Grand Finals vs Day Games

    "I told him, 'Son, what is it with you. Is it ignorance or apathy?'
    He said, 'Barass, I don't know and I don't care' ".
    (Ron Barassi talking about Gary Cowton)

    "I want to kick 70 or 80 goals this season, whichever comes first."
    (Barry Hall - Sydney) when asked about the upcoming season:

    "Luke Hodge - the 21 year old, who turned 22 a few weeks ago."
    (Dermott Brereton)

    "Chad had done a bit of mental arithmetic with a calculator." (Mark
    Williams)

    "He scored that goal after only 22 seconds - totally against the run
    of play." (Dermott Brereton)

    "We actually got the winning goal three minutes from the end but
    then they scored."
    (Ben Cousins - West Coast Eagles)

    "I've never had major knee surgery on any other part of my body".
    (Luke Darcy)

    "That kick was absolutely unique, except for the one before it which
    was identical."
    (Dermott Brereton)

    "Sure there have been injuries and deaths in football - but none of
    them serious."
    (Adrian Anderson)

    "If history repeats itself, I should think we can expect the same
    thing again."
    (Andrew Demetriou)

    "I would not say he (Chris Judd) is the best centreman in the AFL,
    but there are none better."
    (Dermott Brereton)

    "I never comment on umpires and I'm not going to break the habit of
    a lifetime for that prat." (Terry Wallace)

    (Garry Lyon) "Have you ever thought of writing your autobiography?"
    (David Swartz) "On what?"

    "Well, either side could win it, or it could be a draw." (Dermott
    Brereton)

    "Strangely, in slow motion replay, the ball seemed to hang in the
    air for even longer."
    (Dermott Brereton)
     
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  3. mattgeezer

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    lol .....No quotes from warrick capper ..to busy being a meter maid on the goldie
     
  4. JohnO

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    No I don't think Warwick had much to say in those days, too busy making soft porn with his then wife ( whatshername ) :)

    Was telling Annick ( amcarrig ) the other day that we are having a drought here, but you blokes have gone and made me a fibber :) Everything OK?

    John
     
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    damn

    that ship is just unreal.
     
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