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title: "2 Alexander Quotes By Sid Waddell"
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> [When Alexander of Macedon was 33, he cried salt tears because there were no more worlds to conquer. Eric Bristow is only 27.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sid-waddell/when-alexander-of-macedon-was-33-he-cried-salt-tears-because-there/)

[Sid Waddell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sid-waddell/)

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> [I want the little lassies who are thinking of going to a nightclub in Cardiff to stop to see what that guy's screaming for, or Grandma to put her knitting down to see why that guy's chatting about Alexander the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sid-waddell/i-want-the-little-lassies-who-are-thinking-of-going-to-a-nightclub-in/)

[Sid Waddell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sid-waddell/)

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## Other authors on Alexander

## More by Sid Waddell

> [Darts players are probably a lot fitter than most footballers in overall body strength.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sid-waddell/darts-players-are-probably-a-lot-fitter-than-most-footballers-in/)

[Sid Waddell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sid-waddell/)

> [One hundred and eighty, divided by three, is one dart at a time](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sid-waddell/one-hundred-and-eighty-divided-by-three-is-one-dart-at-a-time/)

[Sid Waddell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sid-waddell/)

> [Phil Taylor's got the consistency of a planet ... and he's in a darts orbit!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sid-waddell/phil-taylor-s-got-the-consistency-of-a-planet-and-he-s-in-a-darts/)

[Sid Waddell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sid-waddell/)

> [There hasn't been this much excitement since the Romans fed the Christians to the Lions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sid-waddell/there-hasn-t-been-this-much-excitement-since-the-romans-fed-the/)

[Sid Waddell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sid-waddell/)

> [Golden rule of life: never underestimate your rivals.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sid-waddell/golden-rule-of-life-never-underestimate-your-rivals/)

[Sid Waddell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sid-waddell/)

> [I'm a postmodern commentator, and so, in a cheeky parallel to James Joyce or James Kelman, I get to places, verbally, that are a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sid-waddell/i-m-a-postmodern-commentator-and-so-in-a-cheeky-parallel-to-james/)

[Sid Waddell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sid-waddell/)

> [Keith Deller's not just an underdog, he's an underpuppy!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sid-waddell/keith-deller-s-not-just-an-underdog-he-s-an-underpuppy/)

[Sid Waddell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sid-waddell/)

> [When I see Steve Davis I see two letters... C S... Cue Sorceror.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sid-waddell/when-i-see-steve-davis-i-see-two-letters-c-s-cue-sorceror/)

[Sid Waddell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sid-waddell/)

> [You can get the dart player out of the pub, but you can't get the pub out of the dart player.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sid-waddell/you-can-get-the-dart-player-out-of-the-pub-but-you-can-t-get-the-pub/)

[Sid Waddell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sid-waddell/)

> [That's the greatest comeback since Lazarus.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sid-waddell/that-s-the-greatest-comeback-since-lazarus/)

[Sid Waddell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sid-waddell/)

> [As a kid, I was school swot, but I used to hang around the billiard halls, learning that Geordie sense of humour, mixing with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sid-waddell/as-a-kid-i-was-school-swot-but-i-used-to-hang-around-the-billiard/)

[Sid Waddell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sid-waddell/)

> [The atmosphere is so tense, if Elvis walked in, with a portion of chips... you could hear the vinegar sizzle on them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sid-waddell/the-atmosphere-is-so-tense-if-elvis-walked-in-with-a-portion-of-chips/)

[Sid Waddell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sid-waddell/)

> [Well as giraffes say, you don't get no leaves unless you stick your neck out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sid-waddell/well-as-giraffes-say-you-don-t-get-no-leaves-unless-you-stick-your/)

[Sid Waddell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sid-waddell/)

> [Look at the man go, its like trying to stop a water-buffalo with a pea-shooter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sid-waddell/look-at-the-man-go-its-like-trying-to-stop-a-water-buffalo-with-a-pea/)

[Sid Waddell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sid-waddell/)

> [It's a form of mental and verbal gymnastics, and one of the things that appeals to me most about commenting on darts is that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sid-waddell/it-s-a-form-of-mental-and-verbal-gymnastics-and-one-of-the-things/)

[Sid Waddell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sid-waddell/)

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