They Said It

? Alex Hawkins, WFL telecaster, after learning that ABC-TV will use head coaches as analysts on NCAA games this fall: "Coaches think the game's complicated, but it isn't. Either a play works or it doesn't. I'd rather listen to a bad minister than a coach talk about football."

? Greg Lee, former UCLA basketball player: "I had to adjust when I came to UCLA. When I played well, we won. When I was mediocre, we won. And when I played badly, we won."

? Henry Cooper, former British heavyweight champion, on the interview he underwent before going to work for Lloyd's of London: "Mostly they wanted to know about Cassius Clay."

? Al Campanis, Dodger vice-president, talking about a staff meeting last spring: "When we went over our needs, we agreed what we needed most was a third-string catcher. That's when I knew we were in good shape."