The Worst Cliches in Sports

[IE]

'Now He's Got to Step Up'


'He's Got a Great Work Ethic'


'They've Gotten Inside Their Heads'


'He's Taking Care of the Football'


'It's Gut-Check Time'


'They've Got Great Team Chemistry'


'We Can't Say Enough About Him'


'Take It to the Next Level'


'You Can Feel the Electricity'


'Tremendous Upside'


'Statistics Can Be Misleading'


'...Backs Against the Wall'


'They Know What It Takes to Win'


'Putting on His Game Face'


'He's Got Nimble Feet for a Big Guy'


'This Is a Must-Win Ballgame'


'Their Go-to Guy'


'They're a Great Team on Paper'


'That Was a Rookie Mistake'


'They Wanted It More'


'It's a Mental Game'


'We Must Play Within Ourselves'


'He Gave 110 Percent'


'They Need to Generate Some Offense'


--zack pumerantz






got any others?

 

[dawgball]

I can't stand the over-use of "must win"

 

[The Boys]

I'm taking it one Game at a Time.

 

[ppabart]

They're due.

 

[Lumi]

the pluralization of a SINGLE PERSON

 

[Palmetto Pimp]

the pluralization of a SINGLE PERSON

Couldnt agree more, man thats annoying

 

[PocketAces]

It's a lock!

 

[SixFive]

"He needs a blow!"

"he's pitching a tent in the lane."

"he has great length/strength" (worse when pronounced lenth or strenth)

 

[THE_THONG]

DO OR DIE

 

[The Sponge]

The goalie is standing on his head today :facepalm:

 

[Aces High]

always liked "game face"

reminds me of Bobby Knight interview where he makes all these goofy faces at reporter :142smilie

 

[Big Daddy]

Paydirt :facepalm:

 

[Shleprock]

"it is what it is" just wtf does that mean

 

[Eddie Haskell]

"gotta make this count" - well, yeah.

Eddie

 

[MadJack]

"They are on a mission" :facepalm:

 

[MadJack]

"He likes to throw the homerun ball"

 

[BUCSnotYUCKS]

always liked "game face"

reminds me of Bobby Knight interview where he makes all these goofy faces at reporter :142smilie

Was lucky enough to meet him once. We graduated from the same high school. His best friend was my middle school basketball coach. He's the same guy in person, honest as it gets!

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[airportis]

"Tebow time"

 

[Betone]

Nick Saban..............."The Process" :facepalm:

 

[BUCSnotYUCKS]

"potential"