20 Great Quotes From...Athletics: Part Two: The David Coleman Special!

Barney Corkhill's Great Quotes series continues to look at athletics. In this series I will be looking at some of the very best quotes to have been uttered in various sports.

The quotes aren't just from players, coaches and commentators, but anyone who has ever said a good quote to do with the chosen sport! Some are intentional, some aren't, I'll leave you to make your own mind up!

So, without further ado, lets look at the next 20 great quotes from athletics! Enjoy!

This time it's a David Coleman special, so all quotes will be from Coleman, and he has said some classics!

"And here's Moses Kiptanui - the 19-year-old Kenyan who turned 20 a few weeks ago"

"He just can't believe what's not happening to him"

"Morcelli has the four fastest 1,500 metre times ever. And all those times are at 1,500 metres"

"As they come through absolutely together with Wells in first place"

"There you can see her parents. Her father died some time ago"

"In a moment we hope to see the pole vault over the satellite"

"He is even smaller in real life than he is on the track"

"Her time is about 4:33, which she is capable of"

"One of the great unknown champions, because very little is known about him"

"And the line-up for the final of the women's 400 metres hurdles includes three Russians, two East Germans, a Pole, a Swede, and a Frenchman"

"It's gold or nothing...and it's nothing. He comes away with the silver medal"

"A fascinating duel between three men"

"This could be a repeat of what will happen in the European games next week"

"He's 31 this year. Last year he was 30"

"Here are some names to look forward to, perhaps in the future"

"That's the fastest time ever run, but it's not as fast as the world record"

"Ingrid Kristiansen has smashed the world record, running the 5,000 metres in 14:58:09. Truly amazing. Incidentally this is a personal best for Ingrid Kristiansen"

"There is Brendan Foster, by himself with 20,000 people"

"The Republic of Chine - back in the Olympic Games for the first time"

"We estimate, and this isn't an estimation, that Greta Waitz is 80 seconds behind"

"He is accelerating all the time. The last lap was run in 64 seconds and the one before in 62"

"It's a great advantage to be able to hurdle with both legs" *

"There's going to be a real ding-dong when the bell goes"

* = Barney's quote of the day

So there you have your next 20 Great Quotes from cricket! Tune in again tomorrow for another 20!

Do you have a favourite? Let us know which one!

The more vigilant readers will notice there are actually more than 20 in this article! I just couldn't leave some of these out!