John McEnroe Quotes

The human element should be the two players on the court, not the officials. The best officials are the ones you never notice. The nature of the game made officials too noticeable a part.

Men like a ref decision because they just want to get back to the game.

I asked a ref if he could give me a technical foul for thinking bad things about him. He said, of course not. I said, well, I think you stink. And he gave me a technical. You can't trust em.

You don't notice the referee during the game unless he makes a bad call.

Contrary to what the fans may think, you don't just show up, wear a striped shirt and a whistle on Friday night.

I'll be the first one to admit my first couple of years I was pretty hard on the refs.

Many baseball fans look upon an umpire as a sort of necessary evil to the luxury of baseball, like the odor that follows an automobile.

The angle from which the line and ball are seen makes a tremendous difference in the call, and the player who is inclined to fret inwardly about decisions should realize this.

I've heard it said that umpires are necessary evil. Well, we are necessary, but we are not evil. We are hard-working and dedicated people whose primary interest is to make sure the game is played fairly. We are the integrity of the game.

When I was 14, I played in a summer league. One night the chief umpire asked me if I would like to try umpiring. There was a Little League tournament coming up and he needed more umpires than he had.

Once they are charged, too many poor New Yorkers find themselves trapped by our unjust bail system. Unable to pay for bail, they languish in Rikers Island or other jails while they await trial, regardless of guilt.

Football has end zones and goal posts; basketball has the hoop, and hockey the goal cage. Baseball is the only game with an imaginary box: the strike zone, which the umpire determines at his own discretion.

If you are a referee, it's not easy because everyone wants to win, and so there will be cheating.

I played my first match aged six. Neither my opponent nor I knew how to score, so our parents had to help us out from the sidelines.

The refs try their best. Sometimes they get it right. Sometimes they get it wrong.

I was really disappointed with the lack of respect from the UFC towards Brazilian athletes.

As far as the fouls go, we are not going to rely on anyone else to make the calls for us.

It is an individual sport and you don't get many opportunities to overturn dodgy decisions.

Opponents know how to get the fouls and it's gone against me a couple of times.

I see a lot of fouls on Messi, and he's not the type to overreact.

Here's the crazy thing: if I was guilty I would be entitled to job training, housing, medical treatment. But I have nothing. I was released with five dollars and 37 cents of my own money.

She call me the referee cause I be so official. My shirt aint got no stripes but I can make that pussy whistle.

I don't deal in the world of fair. The NFL is the no fair league and I experienced that as much as anybody.

I know being a linesman is a thankless job, especially with guys like me around.

If Kyle Korver blocks your shot there should be a penalty box you should go to!