# Sports Cliche Roundup **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 23, 2004, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-cliche-roundup/276355 "2004-11-23T21:14:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2004, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-cliche-roundup/276355/1 "2004-11-23T21:14:53Z")
Athletes “If someone tells me I can’t do something, I’m going to go out and prove them wrong.” “The key is to just have fun out there.” (When asked about the playoffs or potential championship chances) “We’re not thinking about that right now, we’re just trying to take things one game at a time.” (When a star player is injured) “The rest of us are just going to have to step up and play as a team.” “First, I’d like to thank my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ…” “Our backs are against the wall. There is no tomorrow.” “We think if we play our game then we’re going to be just fine.” Coaches “We thought we played good enough to win we just didn’t get the breaks at the end that we needed.” “We had a great week of practice and we’re really looking forward to playing the \_\_\_\_.” “[Rookie] doesn’t know how good he can be yet. Once he figures out how to play this game he’s going to be a star in this league.” “We’re not thinking about that right now. All we’re thinking about is the \_\_\_\_\_.” “We just have to make sure we don’t beat ourselves. As long as we don’t make mistakes we can win.” (After a loss) “We beat ourselves out there. We made mistakes and they cost us.” Announcers “He really came to play football/baseball/basketball/hockey today” “He’s got a motor that just won’t quit.” (usually said about loud mouths) “Don’t go away folks. This game is far from over” (said when game has become a blowout) “There’s no place for that on the football field” (said while showing Terrell Owens’ latest bit of touchdown performance art 17 times in slow-motion) “Remember folks, the official was right there next to the play. What we’re seeing in these replays may not tell the whole story” (said when the official has royally blown a call) Place your favorite sports cliches here. ---
**Author:** ![Greenback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/2bfe46/32.png) [@Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greenback)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2004, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-cliche-roundup/276355/2 "2004-11-23T22:26:37Z")
[Athletes] (After a standout perfomance (Hockey players anyway)) - “Sometimes you just have one of those games where everything goes right.” (Once a team is out of the playoff run) - “We’re not going to just play out the string. Guys are fighting for spots for next year and we get the chance to play the spoiler.” “All the teams are so good in this league, you can’t take any games off.” (This often is said just before a drubbing or an upset but nothing in between.) (When asked about an opposing star) - “You definately have to be aware of him but the game is played with [5/6/9/10/11] players and you have to make sure everyone does their job. If you key too much on him someone else will make you pay.” (Allen Iverson) - “I’m the MVP!” ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2004, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-cliche-roundup/276355/3 "2004-11-23T22:52:16Z")
Ohhh, no matter what part of the galaxy you come from, that’s gotta hurt! ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2004, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-cliche-roundup/276355/4 "2004-11-23T22:52:52Z")
“We just failed to execute out there”- Unless your game plan was ‘lather, rinse, repeat’, it’s pretty freaking obvious that the reason you lost was a failure to execute. The announcers’ constant comparisons between Tom Brady and Joe Montana piss me off no end. Tom Brady is a statistically decent quarterback who wins all the time because he has a superb defense. I’m sorry, but 200 yards and a touchdown is _not_ an MVP caliber performance, period. So what if it all came in the fourth quarter? If you could put up those numbers in the _first_ quarter your defensive starters wouldn’t have to play all sixty downs! Joe Montana is a statistically (almost) unparalleled quarterback who had good defenses at times but won most of the time in spite of average or poor ones. ---
**Author:** ![CapnPitt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/edb3f5/32.png) [@CapnPitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CapnPitt)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2004, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-cliche-roundup/276355/5 "2004-11-23T23:36:57Z")
We gave it 110% out there today We left it on the field We just didn’t put enough points on the scoreboard {where did you put them? under the stands? Hurry, maybe they’ll still count}. ---
**Author:** ![MLS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@MLS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MLS)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2004, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-cliche-roundup/276355/6 "2004-11-24T00:39:56Z")
Sportscaster: You can’t win at this game if you keep giving the other team more (runs, touchdowns, goals).