Are there any sports phrases said by those wonderful announcers that you just hate? me too.
He really came to play!
huh?
He brings a lot to the table.
what table?
God was on our side on that last shot / kick / hit.
She’s giving 110%.
He’s a real player.
She’s got a lot of heart.
“Step it up” What? Shouldn’t he be trying as hard as he can all the time? (not to mention the 4 million dollar contract)
“There is no “I” in team” Uh…yeah. If you are not a “team player” (redundant and stupid) do goofy phrases like this really help? Are you even listening in the meetings? I am thinking…no.
“She left it all on the court” Ah, where? Another expression indicating that trying hard is not the norm in sports. Meanwhile kids in PE class are busting butt.
“You the man!” Shooting these guys is OK in my book.
“Gave back to the game” Borderline case, I like the sentiment. But it really just means, “not a selfish jerk.”
“Sure, he only hit .240 this year, with no power, little speed, and he’s no great shakes defensively–but he’s the reason the team wins, 'cause he provides all the intangibles”
He (the injured or dead player being hauled off the field) would have wanted us to finish the game. No. But that is indeed what he would say if some other guy had gotten injured.
I know this is in a bit different vein, but…
“90% of the game is half mental” - Jim http://www.sportshollywood.com/dumbquotes.html
If their minds were anywhere near the capacity of their bodies, we would at least have colonized mars. Or maybe even land on the moon :rolleyes:
I recall reading that one of Michael Jordan’s coachs said this to Jordan to encourage him to pass the ball more. Jordan replied “There’s no I in lose either.”
I’ll believe the God/Jesus players when one of them blames them for a loss - “If only God hadn’t stuffed up that field goal…”
“they want to get the running game going to set up the pass/open up the passing game” This is the strategy for every team in the NFL every week.
The guy does it all!
Yep, he scores every time he gets the ball, blocks every puck at the net, picks up a 7-10 split even though he just bowled a strike, coaches the opposing team, and sells Girl Scout cookies.
All while selling his autographed photos for $20.
“Taking it to the house!”
…shoot “the rock…”
anything ever said on sportscenter.
some prime examples: “BOOYAH!”
“Just call him butta, cuz he’s on a roll!”
Well, I’m taking the term “sport” with a grain of salt here, but…
One phrase which applies to pro-wrestling really annoys the hell out of me. Jim Ross, the play-by-play man for the WWF, loves to say “This/he/she is the most insert just about anything here IN THE HISTORY OF OUR SPORT!!”
The problem with this is that in order to make this statement accurate, one usually has to assume that “in the history of our sport” actually means “in the past two weeks.” This is why good ol’ J.R. can say something like “The Big Show is the largest athlete in the history of our sport,” thereby conveniently forgetting that Andre the Giant was about 7 inches taller, and more than 100 lbs. heavier than Paul Wight (The Big Show).
My response to “There is no I in Team” is usually “no, but there is an EAT and ME.”
One I hate: These scores can only go up.
“The Eagles lost.”
Yeah, but what else can you say about Milton Bradley?
“They’ve got to take it to the next level.” Wherever the hell that is.
Anything said by Chris Berman or Dick Vitale. Ever.
“Going yard.”
Doesn’t even sound like it’s grammatically correct.
Good lord, what am I, and English teacher now?
moe.ron: It isn’t supposed to make sense, it was meant as a joke.
The ones I hate are the subtle racial jibes. Black players are always “amazing athletes” while white players “play really smart out there.” That is especially true when they talk about quarterbacks. Also, only white players can be “blue collar.” And it is almost unheard of for a up-and-coming star to be compared to a veteren of a different race. Every white college basketball star is the next Kevin McHale or Larry Bird while every black college quarterback is the next Warren Moon or Randle Cunningham.
Ya’ got me there.
Ben Gay always rubs me the wrong way.
He’s a student of the game!