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June 11, 1973

They Said It

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? Lee Trevino, golfer: "I'm going to win so much this year my caddie will make the top 20 money-winners' list."

? K.C. Jones, San Diego Conquistador coach, on what he would do if he could sign UCLA's Bill Walton: "I'd smoke a lot of cigars and smile at everybody."

? Larry Jones, Florida State football coach, on Ahmet Askin, a Turkish-born sophomore kicker who is wrestling with a problem of academic eligibility: "He's gonna be a real good kicker this year if he can get by foreign language. English is his foreign language."

?Larry Riggs, 28-year-old son of Bobby Riggs, on his father's reputation as a sports hustler: "I think you can be a big-time hustler and be legitimate. Smalltime hustlers trying to win nickels and dimes are not respectable in our society, but Dad's a big-time hustler and that's all right."

?Pete Elliot, University of Miami football coach, about a youngster he tried to recruit: "I asked the young man if he was in the top half of his class academically. He said, 'No, sir, I am one of those who make the top half possible.' "

? Richie Scheinblum, Cincinnati Reds outfielder, on his career with the Cleveland Indians: "The only good thing about playing in Cleveland is you don't have to make road trips there."

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