Steffi Graf Has Her ‘Answers’ Down Pat

According to Ed Schuyler Jr. of the Associated Press, when Steffi Graf was asked what caused the turnaround in her win over Martina Navratilova at Wimbledon, she said, “I don’t remember.”

What did Navratilova say to her after the match?

“I don’t remember.”

What did the Duchess of Kent say to her at the presentation ceremony?

“I don’t remember.”

Schuyler: “It sounded like a Senate hearing.”

Wait a Minute: Pat Cash, who threw headbands to the crowd at Wimbledon, said during the tournament: “I brought 200 with me and I’ve already given away about 100. I’ve no idea how many I have left.”

From Dodger Manager Tom Lasorda: “You know what jogging’s done for America? Now when a jogger drops dead on the road, he’s in shape. And when the guy at the wake says, ‘He sure looks good,’ his widow says, ‘He oughta. He runs three miles every morning.’ ”

Wrote Ira Berkow of the New York Times: “Don King said that Bill Cayton was ‘Satan in disguise.’

“ ‘And King,’ said someone who follows boxing, ‘doesn’t wear a disguise.’ ”

Add Cayton: If Mike Tyson manages to dump him, will they let him stay in the commercial? He sits to Tyson’s right while the champ is pitching Diet Pepsi.

From announcer Brent Musburger, calling himself a golfaholic: “I’d play every day if I could. It’s cheaper than a shrink, and there are no telephones on my golf cart.”

Trivia Time: What are the first names of Cookie Lavagetto, Cookie Gilchrist and Cookie Rojas? (Answer below.)

Athletics, Beware: In 1983, the Texas Rangers were leading the American League West by two games on July 4. But the Rangers finished third, 22 games behind the first-place Chicago White Sox.

The biggest comeback was by the Boston Braves in 1914. After losing a holiday doubleheader to Brooklyn, they fell to 26-40, last in the National League.

From there, they proceeded to not only win the pennant but to sweep Connie Mack’s heavily favored Philadelphia Athletics in the World Series, earning them the nickname “Miracle Braves.”

From Peter King of Newsday: “Wide receiver Michael Irvin, first-round pick of the Dallas Cowboys, has predicted he will make Danny White an all-pro and that it will take him six or seven years to become the Cowboys’ all-time leading receiver. Michael Irvin likes himself.”

Now-it-can-be-told Department: On a flight from Pittsburgh to Los Angeles, the pilot announced that the movie “Little Nikita” would be shown. A few minutes later, he announced a change. He said “Shoot to Kill” would be shown instead.

Reason: In the interim, he had been advised that the Soviet Union’s volleyball team was aboard.

“Little Nikita” is the story of an American boy who learns his parents are Soviet spies.

Trivia Answer: Harry Lavagetto, Carlton Gilchrist, Octavio Rojas.

Quotebook

Seve Ballesteros, asked if he and Lee Trevino conversed in Spanish during a practice round: “No. Trevino speaks Mexican.”