ben cousins not only afl idiot

[Ken Gargett]

here are a few brilliant moments from afl stars, past and present.

Ron Barassi talking about Gary Cowton "I told him, 'Son, what is it

with you. Is it ignorance or apathy?' He said, Barassi, I don't know and

I don't care.'

"Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like

Norman Einstein."

Mick Malthouse - Collingwood

"I'm going to graduate on time, no matter how long it takes." Peter

Bell - Fremantle - on his University Law studies.

"You guys line up alphabetically by height," and "you guys pair up in

groups of three, then line up in a circle." Barry Hall Sydney Captain at

training.

On whether he had visited the Pyramids during his visit to Egypt: "I

can't really remember the names of the clubs that we went to." Brock

Maclean (Melbourne)

"He's a guy who gets up at six o'clock in the morning regardless of

what time it is."

Kevin Sheedy on James Hird.

Jonathan Brown, on night Grand Finals vs Day Games "It's basically

the same, just darker."

Ron Barassi talking about Gary Cowton "I told him, 'Son, what is it

with you. Is it ignorance or apathy?' He said, Barassi, I don't know and

I don't care.'

when asked about the upcoming season: "I want to kick 70 or 80 goals

this season, whichever comes first." Barry Hall (Sydney )

"Luke Hodge - the 21 year old, who turned 22 a few weeks ago."

(Dermott Brereton)

"He scored that goal after only 22 seconds - totally against the run

of play."

(Dermott Brereton)

"Well, either side could win it, or it could be a draw."

(Dermott Brereton)

"Strangely, in slow motion replay, the ball seemed to hang in the air

for even longer."

(Dermott Brereton)

"That kick was absolutely unique, except for the one before it which

was identical."

(Dermott Brereton)

"I would not say he (Chris Judd) is the best centreman in the AFL,

but there are none better."

(Dermott Brereton)

"Chad had done a bit of mental arithmetic with a calculator."

(Mark Williams)

"We actually got the winning goal three minutes from the end but then

they scored."

(Ben Cousins, West Coast Eagles)

"I've never had major knee surgery on any other part of my body."

(Luke Darcy)

"Sure there have been injuries and deaths in football -but none of

them serious."

(Adrian Anderson)

If history repeats itself, I should think we can expect the same

thing again."

(Andrew Demetriou)

"I never comment on umpires and I'm not going to break the habit of a

lifetime for that prat."

(Terry Wallace)

Garry Lyon: "Have you ever thought of writing your autobiography?

"David Swartz: "On what?"

[JMH]