Who said what in 2012 – a selection of the best sporting quotes of the year:
FOOTBALL
“(Tottenham manager) Harry (Redknapp) told me that United were champions and then I went into the dressing room and someone else told me City were champions.” - Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson whose side were pipped for the Premier League title by Manchester City on goal difference.
“Miracles do happen in Manchester. Only this time it's on this side of the road.” -... Read full post

Chad le Clos secured South Africa's second medal on Saturday, on the penultimate day of the World Short-Course Championships in Istanbul.
Le Clos bagged silver in the men's 50 metres butterfly final, finishing 0.04 seconds behind Brazil's Nicholas Santos, who won in 22.22. American Thomas Shields was third, touching the wall a further 0.2 seconds behind.
The 20-year-old South African had won gold in the men's 100m butterfly on Thursday.  STORY

When it came to searches about athletes in 2012, the world searched most for:
Athletes

Jeremy Lin
Michael Phelps
Peyton Manning
McKayla Maroney
Junior Seau
Sarah Burke
Tom Daley
Lance Armstrong
Mario Balotelli
Ryan Lochte

In the US, wrt to sports, people searched most for:
Sports

Football
Golf
Basketball
Baseball
Soccer
Running
Fishing
Tennis
Hockey
Swimming

while in France, wrt to sports, people searched most for:
Sports

Euro 2012
Jo 2012
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Pistorius vindicated in "long legs" claim
by Linda Moreotsene, NewAge
Gold medallist Alan Oliveira has conceded that his blades gave him an edge over Oscar Pistrorius in his disputed 200m Paralympic win.
In what seemed like sour grapes, Pistorius complained about the length of Oliveira's blades after he was pipped at the finishing line. In a turn of events, Oscar Pistorius yesterday received support following his embarassing public outburst when he lost the 200m T44 final race for the first... Read full post

3 Golds and counting....  swimming and light rowing...
way to go  !

I wonder if its too late for me to learn to hit a baseball properly?  Look at this:
             ATHLETE      CONTRACT ($)     CONTRACT (YRS)         SPORT               TEAM1.     Alex Rodriguez     $275,000,000     10 years (2008–2017)   ... Read full post

My father was an avid fisherman but to this day, there are a couple of things about fishing that I keep wondering about.
Ever go into a fishing shop and see all of those brightly covered lures? Who are they for - the fish or the purchaser? (who thinks that the fish will bite a $27.00 pink and blue wormlike creature with 3 green eyes and shines in the water)...
Cheese worked the best for me but if I used it all to try to catch the fish and didn't catch anythng, I was SOL - no cheese and no... Read full post