Roy Halladay, Toronto Blue Jays pitcher, after outfielder Alex Rios accidentally knocked a fly ball over the outfield fence at Fenway Park for a Red Sox home run: "He's been a pretty good outfielder for us and, hopefully, he can put it behind him."
What I Meant to Say: "If you're going to just give someone a home run, at least make it interesting and hit it over with your head, like Jose Canseco did."
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Mike Vanderjagt, Dallas Cowboys kicker, after missing two field goals in overtime during the Cowboys 10-10 tie in their final preseason game against Minnesota: "I have no idea what happened. Not enough work I guess."
What I Meant to Say: "I have no idea what happened. Usually I don't miss field goals until something important's on the line."
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Carmelo Anthony, after the United States lost to Greece in the semifinals of the basketball world championships: "To lose any game is a shock to us."
What I Meant to Say: "This is bullsh*t. Don't those guys know who we are? I'm telling ya, they're just lucky we didn't hit them with our wallets."
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Rudy Carpenter, Arizona State quarterback, after the Sun Devils struggled before finally pulling away to beat Division IAA Northern Arizona: "NAU....was really confusing to us. We didn't know who to block, who to throw to."
What I Meant to Say: "What are we going to do when we play a real team, like Colorado in a couple of weeks? Man, we're ####."
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Jerry Jones, Dallas Cowboys owner, on signing backup quarterback Tony Romo to a two-year contract extension: "I think it says a lot for Tony Romo relative to how we feel about him."
What I Meant to Say: "We know how slow Bledsoe moves in the pocket. He's liable to get killed back there, so we needed someone backing him up who knows our system."
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