www.sportenstrategie.nl oktober 2011 Jaargang 5 editie 8 17 The American Way Heb jij passie “If everything is under control, you’re going too slow” voor sport? Opvallende uitspraken uit de Amerikaanse sport In The American Way worden bijzondere kenmerken en ontwikkelingen van de Noord- Baseball umpire Ed Vargo: de erkende hardgooier HAN Sport en Bewegen biedt een Amerikaanse sportmarkt belicht. Deze aflevering beschouwt de Amerikaanse sport als bron “We’re supposed to be perfect our Nolan Ryan: van entertainment. Niet in de vorm van beeld of geluid, maar via opvallende, meestal lach- first day on the job, and then show “Those were the best pitches I constant improvement.” ever heard.” inspirerend leer- en onderzoeksklimaat wekkende uitspraken van spelers, managers, journalisten of andere betrokkenen. Opgetekend uit diverse verzamelbundels en in de meeste gevallen – voor het beste effect – Pitcher Bill Gullickson, on Chicago White Sox hitting onvertaald overgenomen. Geniet ervan! playing in Japan: instructor Charlie Lau voor iedereen met passie voor sport. “It was strange. The only English over het slaan van een up more points than the basket- It is presumed that baseball play- words I saw were Sony and knuckle-ball, een bal die ball team, you’re in trouble.” ers were not tested because the Mitsubishi.” door de werper met een doctors did not want to awaken onvoorspelbaar, Actor Jack Lemmon: them.” Bokser Jim Watt, met een dwarrelend effect wordt Door Pieter Verhoogt “If you think it’s hard to meet new suggestie voor op zijn gegooid: people, try picking up the wrong Pittsburg Pirates manager grafsteen: “There are two theories golf ball.” Jim Leyland: “You can stop counting, I’m not on hitting a knucke-ball. BACHELOROPLEIDINGEN Chicago Bulls rookie Jack “I knew I was in for a long year getting up.” Unfortunately, neither of them Haley, on his NBA debut, ESPN-commentator Jack when we lined up for the national work.” in which he played one Arute, when driver Jimmy anthem on opening day and one Sportswriter Michael Ventre, - Leraar Lichamelijke Opvoeding minute and didn’t score: Means lost a wheel near the of my players said, ‘Every time I on his favorite Olympic Basketball coach Frank “I’ll always remember it as the end of a NASCAR race: hear that song I have a bad game’.” sport: Layden, denkend aan zijn night Michael Jordan and I “You picked a fine time to leave “I think it is the one where you rough-and-tumble high - Sport, Gezondheid en Management combined for 52 points.” me, loose wheel.” Chicago White Sox speller make your way through the snow, school days in Brooklyn: Steve Lyons, on veteran you stop, you shoot your gun, and “We had a lot of nicknames. - Sport- en Bewegingseducatie Comedian Rodney New York Mets pitcher Jeff team mate Carlton Fisk: then continue on. In most of the Scarface, Blackie, Toothless. Dangerfield: Innis, complaining about an “Pudge is so old they didn’t have world it is known as the biathlon, And those were just the “I went to a fight last night and unflattering newspaper history class when he went to except in New York City, where it cheerleaders.” a hockey game broke out.” photo of him: school.” is known as winter.” “That picture was taken out of Frank Layden, Former NBA coach Butch context.” New York Yankees manager complaining about a MASTEROPLEIDING van Breda Kolff, Ralph Houk, to umpire Bill former player of his: explaining why he prefers Philadelphia Phillies Klem: “I told him, Son, I can’t under- his new coaching job with sportscaster Richie Ashburn, “I just thought you might like to stand it with you. Is it ignorance - Master Sport- en Beweeginnovatie the New Orleans Pride of discussing rookie first know that I passed by a kennel or apathy?’He said, ‘Coach, I the Womens Basketball baseman Dane Lorg: on the way to the game and your don’t know and I don’t care’.” League: “The kids doesn’t chew tobacco, mother is all right.” “The time outs smell a lot smoke, drink, curse or chase Oklahoma State better.” broads. I don’t see how he can pos- New York Yankees manager basketball coach Sam sibly make it in the big leagues.” Casey Stengel, to outfielder Aubrey, asked how he SENECA Frank Broyles, athletic Bob Cerv: slept after his team’s director of the University Harry Neale, coach of the “Nobody knows this, but one of us 83-62 loss to Colorado: - Expertisecentrum voor of Arkansas, asked if he NHL Vancouver Canucks: has just been traded to Kansas City.” “Just like a baby. I would sleep would still like his “Last season we couldn’t win at for an hour, than wake up and football coach, Ken home, and this season we can’t Los Angeles Dodgers cry for an hour.” Sport, Arbeid en Gezondheid Hatfield, if the team win on the road. My failure as a manager Tommy Lasorda: would win only half of its coach is that I can’t think of any- “We’ve been married twenty- “Luck is what hap- Broadcaster Otto Graham, games: place else to play.” eight years, and we still go out just before the Cleveland - Integraal Gezondheidsmanagement “Sure I would. I would miss dining and dancing three times pens when prepara- Browns and the him, too.” a week. She goes on Mondays, tion meets opportu- Cincinnati Bengals met Wednesdays and Fridays, I go for the second time ever: Boston Red Sox pitcher on Tuesdays, Thursdays and nity” “This will be a typical Browns- Roger Clemence, asked to Saturdays.” Bengals game.” name the three most American football coach Darrel Royal Meer weten over het uitgebreide aanbod dangerous hitters in Muhammad Ali, when asked Baseball Manager Tony La Major League Baseball: about his golf game: Russa, on baseball “Robin Yount in the first “I am the best. I just haven’t Coach legend Vince wisdom imparted by kortdurende opleidingen, in-company inning, Robin Yount in the played yet.” Lombardi: veteran major league fourth inning and Robin Yount “We didn’t lose the game. We just skipper Chuck Tanner: in the seventh inning.” Texas Ranger pitcher Jim ran out of time.” “When I first became a mana- trainingen of maatwerktrajecten? Kern, on being removed ger, I asked Chuck for advice. Radio announcer Bogdan from the game: Voormalig IndyCar-coureur He told me, ‘Always rent’.” Chruscicki: “I told my coach I wasn’t tired. He Mario Andretti: “Baseball was designed for told me, ‘No, but your outfielders “If everything is under control, NFL-referee Jim Tunney Bel Seneca T (024) 353 12 62 American television: fifteen sure are’.” you’re going too slow.” on the typical fan: second of action and three “I am the most loyal “He’ll scream from the 60th minutes for commercial player money can Pittsburgh Pirates manager Chicago White Sox pitcher row of the bleachers that you breaks.” Chuck Tanner: Ken Brett: missed a marginal call in the buy” “If I were the captain of the “Things were so bad in Chicago last center of the interior line and Hall of Fame linebacker Titanic, I would tell my passen- summer that by the fifth inning we then won’t be able to find his Dick Butkus, on his Pitcher Don Sutton gers we were stopping for ice.” were selling hot dogs to go.” car in the parking lot.” reputation for playing dirty: Pittsburgh Pirates general San Diego Padres pitcher Kansas City Royals Freddie ONDERWIJSGEBOUW “I never set out to hurt any- Jack Nicklaus, asked how he manager Larry Doughty: Larry Anderson: Patek, on how it feels to be body deliberately unless it was, missed an 18-inch putt: “Baseball is a non-contact sport, “Some questions are just eating the shortest player in the you know, important. Like a “The same way you do.” but our hitters seem to take that on me. Was Robin Hoods mother major leagues: league game or something.” literally.” called Mother Hood? Why does “A heckuva lot better than PAPENDAL NIEUW! California Angels sour creame have an expiration being the shortest player in the Tampa Bay University centerfielder Mickey Rivers: Philadelphia A’s manager date? How do you know you’ve minor leagues.” football coach Sam Bailey, “We’ll do all right if we can capi- Connie Mack, after losing run out of invisible ink?” discussing a prospect he talize on our mistakes.” 117 games: Voormalig NFL-coach tried to recruit: “You can’t win them all.” San Francisco Giants John Ralston over zijn “There’s this interior lineman. Pittsburg Pirates pitcher manager Dave Bristol to his vertrek bij de Denver He’s big as a gorilla and strong Bob Veale: Voetbalinternational Alexi team after a terrible loss: Bronco’s: as a gorilla. Now, if he was “Coach Tanner used to have a bed Lalas: “There’ll be two busses leaving “I left because of illness and www.han.nl/seneca smart as a gorilla he’d be fine.” check for me every night. No pro- “Ik kan echt genieten van een the hotel for the ball park tomor- fatigue. The fans were sick and blem. My bed was always there.” goede, cleane tackle. Zo eentje row. The 2 o’clock bus will be for tired of me.” Lou Holtz, the new waarbij je de bal hebt, maar ook those of you who need a little football coach at the Writer John Sonderegger, on de speler en de eerste drie rijen extra work. The empty bus will University of Minnesota, a scientific study of the most publiek meeneemt.” leave at 5 o’clock.” Pieter Verhoogt is directeur van whose team was much strenuous sports: sporteconomisch adviesbureau Sport2B scored against in the “Soccer proved to be the toug- Baseball manager Bill Veeck: Detroit Tigers-slagman (www.sport2b.nl).