But there was also the time he bit an opponent while playing for Ajax Amsterdam and took a seven-match ban.
Occasionally, he bit his nails, but beyond that he showed no response.
Francis seemed to hold up well, although when riding in the popemobile, he wobbled a bit when he took his hands off the grab bar to wave to the crowd.
' Now granted he was played by an able-bodied actor, which to me is like watching a white guy play Othello, and he did a bit where he put on a glove with one hand that sent the audience into hysterics.
True, he might give a bit of fresh enthusiasm and he might give the Scottish public a bit of hope.
Mrs Munday said he is "a bit of a fussy eater" but will eat cat food, although he is partial to a bit of fresh chicken or fish.
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The son of Norwegian farmers from Minnesota, he looked every bit the errant Viking that he was.
"I will play to my strengths and I know what Ashy is capable of if he gets a bit of space, " he added.
"We were standing next to each other and he had a bit of a problem because he thought I stamped on him, " Britton said.
''But he wasn't in the best of form today, and you could see that he was a bit hindered by the leg problem he's had for the past couple of days.
He was a bit chagrined because the day before he had given the same lecture to a group of financial analysts, and the moment the meeting let out, nVidia stock dropped like a stone.
Like Djorkaeff, he took a big decision during the winter break and we could say that he is a little bit disabled because he cannot play in Europe.
He looked every bit the rock star wearing sunglasses as he walked through a throng of Cardinals and race fans who had waited patiently outside the barn.
And on Tuesday, though a bit chastened by his tough political slog, he offered a bit of trademark spark.
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He grabbed a bit of moral high ground by reminding Shaun Woodward that he - in contrast to his Labour predecessor - had met Geraldine Finucane.
Even when one of the otters he looked after bit off part of a finger on each hand. he didn't blame the animal at all, just his own stupidity in reaching out to the otter while holding a cardigan full of the scent of a visitor to the cottage.
As a young lad we'll hope that he gains a bit of experience but we've got out hopes that he'll carry on from the improvement that he's shown recently.
So, hopefully, he will talk a little bit about how he got that done.
He was a bit sheepish, perhaps because his sudden departure raised the question of whether he had been fired.
So instead he tries to squeeze every bit of luck he can out of whatever's the latest rabbit's foot.
"There may have been times when he was a bit of a prophet without honour in his homeland, but I think he can feel pleased with what he achieved in his 39 years, " said Mr Vicari.
"He's a little bit slower than he was" but is working on a ranch, attending online classes from home and planning to take his message of survival to high schools around the state, Bobby Bothe said.
Mr Havel is still the only serious candidate, but doctors' recent worries about his health (he had a bit of lung removed last year) mean it is not yet certain he will run, though he thinks, rightly, that the country needs a man of his standing and decency against the backdrop of sleaze.
Many locals believe he's a bit of an opportunist, but he definitely has his heart in the right place.
Early on, I think he had a little bit of the jitters, but he found a way to just get back to himself.
And while he may just be able to get his hands on a pair of cor-blimey trousers, he might have a bit more trouble convincing the authorities he qualifies for a council flat.
Nicholas O'Connor from Nottingham is studying public relations and journalism and said he got a "bit of a surprise" when he arrived at the portable cabins, but was told it would only be for a short time.
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