'He dribbles a lot and the opposition doesn't like it - you can see it all over their faces' - Ron Atkinson

'Rugby is a good occasion for keeping thirty bullies far from the city centre' - Oscar Wilde

Whether over the moon or sick as a parrot, sportsmen and women can invariably be relied upon to come out with a humorous quote...even if it's not always intentional. The Bowler's Holding, The Batsman's Willey provides the definitive collection of sporting wit, from participants and observers alike.

The book covers the full gamut of the sports spectrum and provides over 4,000 side-splittingly funny quotes - some examples of incisive sporting wit, others inadvertent howlers never to be forgotten; ranging from the cutting remarks of Brian Clough and Muhammad Ali to the studied observations of John Arlott and the hilarious gaffes of Murray Walker.

The Bowler's Holding, The Batsman's Willey is an absolute must for any sports fan.

The biggest and best collection of funny sports quotations the world has ever seen

About the Author
Former sports journalist Geoff Tibballs has written nearly 100 books, many of them on sport and humour, with titles including The Mammoth Book of Comic Quotes, Great Sporting Eccentrics and Great Sporting Mishaps. An accomplished armchair sportsman, he believes his life-long devotion to Millwall Football Club has enabled him to appreciate the ridiculous.

Reviews
Ideal birthday present fodder and perfect on-the-bog literature... Top work all round. * All Out Cricket *
The ultimate compendium of humorous quotations... Marvellous. * Yorkshire Evening Post *
Undoubtedly a definitive collection. * The Good Book Guide *



Book Information
ISBN 9780091918415
Author Geoff Tibballs
Format Paperback
Page Count 432
Imprint Ebury Press
Publisher Ebury Publishing
Weight(grams) 1779g
Dimensions(mm) 202mm * 153mm * 30mm