Any person watching sports for any length of time is almost certain to hear a few phrases that either don't sit right with them or just come up too often. Tell me yours, because I'm certainly going to tell you mine.
"Score the basketball": I lettered in basketball in high school, spent a season as a referee, and have watched a crap load more of the game. The reason that the game's namesake is such a focal point is that there is nothing else out there that can be scored. This phrase has two too many words.
"Quietly": This comes in the context of "they've quietly won 8 straight games," The people calling it quiet are the ones who decided not to talk about it.
Anything name for a fan base ending in "Nation": I don't really need to explain this.
"Take it one game at a time": No kidding! You can't win Thursday's game today?! I'll be danged.
"The umpires/refs stole this one/screwed us": Nothing screams "crybaby" quite like that phrase even if the officials got a (or many) calls wrong.
"He knows how to win": This is fine at the lower levels, but once a player is in the major leagues of his/her sport, this should be a given.
I'm sure I'll have more once football season starts.
"Score the basketball": I lettered in basketball in high school, spent a season as a referee, and have watched a crap load more of the game. The reason that the game's namesake is such a focal point is that there is nothing else out there that can be scored. This phrase has two too many words.
"Quietly": This comes in the context of "they've quietly won 8 straight games," The people calling it quiet are the ones who decided not to talk about it.
Anything name for a fan base ending in "Nation": I don't really need to explain this.
"Take it one game at a time": No kidding! You can't win Thursday's game today?! I'll be danged.
"The umpires/refs stole this one/screwed us": Nothing screams "crybaby" quite like that phrase even if the officials got a (or many) calls wrong.
"He knows how to win": This is fine at the lower levels, but once a player is in the major leagues of his/her sport, this should be a given.
I'm sure I'll have more once football season starts.
