# Sports phrases you hate! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 9, 2001, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-phrases-you-hate/86439 "2001-10-09T23:36:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![The\_Big\_Cheese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@The\_Big\_Cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Big_Cheese)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2001, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-phrases-you-hate/86439/1 "2001-10-09T23:36:42Z")
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?_ ---
**Author:** ![blur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dbc845/32.png) [@blur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blur)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2001, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-phrases-you-hate/86439/2 "2001-10-09T23:46:01Z")
God was on our side on that last shot / kick / hit. ---
**Author:** ![Kallessa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7993a0/32.png) [@Kallessa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kallessa)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2001, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-phrases-you-hate/86439/3 "2001-10-10T00:51:46Z")
She’s giving 110%. He’s a real player. She’s got a lot of heart. ---
**Author:** ![Beagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Beagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beagle)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2001, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-phrases-you-hate/86439/4 "2001-10-10T01:21:46Z")
“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.” ---
**Author:** ![snac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90db22/32.png) [@snac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snac)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2001, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-phrases-you-hate/86439/5 "2001-10-10T03:24:50Z")
“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” ---
**Author:** ![Guest\_of\_whoever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Guest\_of\_whoever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest_of_whoever)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2001, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-phrases-you-hate/86439/6 "2001-10-10T03:33:33Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![moe.ron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ed8c4c/32.png) [@moe.ron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moe.ron)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2001, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-phrases-you-hate/86439/7 "2001-10-10T04:36:48Z")
I know this is in a bit different vein, but… “90% of the game is half mental” - Jim [http://www.sportshollywood.com/dumbquotes.html](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: ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2001, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-phrases-you-hate/86439/8 "2001-10-10T04:48:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Beagle \* > \*\*“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. > \*\* 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…” ---
**Author:** ![Epistaxis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ebca7d/32.png) [@Epistaxis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Epistaxis)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2001, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-phrases-you-hate/86439/9 "2001-10-10T09:30:20Z")
“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. ---
**Author:** ![Xixox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/13edae/32.png) [@Xixox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xixox)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2001, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-phrases-you-hate/86439/10 "2001-10-10T09:43:55Z")
_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. ---
**Author:** ![tapioca\_tundra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a88e57/32.png) [@tapioca\_tundra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tapioca_tundra)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2001, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-phrases-you-hate/86439/11 "2001-10-10T10:22:29Z")
“Taking it to the house!” …shoot “the rock…” ---
**Author:** ![reveille](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8c91f0/32.png) [@reveille](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/reveille)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2001, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-phrases-you-hate/86439/12 "2001-10-10T12:55:16Z")
anything ever said on sportscenter. some prime examples: “BOOYAH!” “Just call him butta, cuz he’s on a roll!” ---
**Author:** ![Zaphod\_Beeblebrox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/0ea827/32.png) [@Zaphod\_Beeblebrox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zaphod_Beeblebrox)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2001, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-phrases-you-hate/86439/13 "2001-10-10T13:02:49Z")
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). ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2001, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-phrases-you-hate/86439/14 "2001-10-10T13:32:19Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![frock75](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ad7895/32.png) [@frock75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/frock75)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2001, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-phrases-you-hate/86439/15 "2001-10-10T13:35:58Z")
“The Eagles lost.” ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2001, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-phrases-you-hate/86439/16 "2001-10-10T13:43:23Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by The Big Cheese \* > He really came to play! Yeah, but what else can you say about [Milton Bradley](http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=6406)? ---
**Author:** ![PatrickM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7feea3/32.png) [@PatrickM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickM)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2001, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-phrases-you-hate/86439/17 "2001-10-10T14:23:46Z")
“They’ve got to take it to the next level.” Wherever the hell that is. Anything said by Chris Berman or Dick Vitale. Ever. ---
**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2001, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-phrases-you-hate/86439/18 "2001-10-10T16:55:52Z")
“Going yard.” Doesn’t even sound like it’s grammatically correct. Good lord, what am I, and English teacher now? ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Lao](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2bfe46/32.png) [@Dr.Lao](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Lao)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2001, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-phrases-you-hate/86439/19 "2001-10-10T17:14:45Z")
**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. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Big\_Cheese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@The\_Big\_Cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Big_Cheese)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2001, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-phrases-you-hate/86439/20 "2001-10-10T17:35:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by KneadToKnow \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by The Big Cheese \* > > He really came to play! > > Yeah, but what else can you say about [Milton Bradley](http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=6406)? \*\* Ya’ got me there. [Ben Gay](http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=5758) always rubs me the wrong way. He’s a student of the game!