please if you are an athlete or sports announcer be careful what you say?

Question

Editor: Hardly anyone can butcher the English language while putting their foot in their, respective, mouths like sports announcers and athletes. But the British are in a class all their own on this, as you'll agree after reading the following comments actually made by some of them (their names are in parentheses at the end of the end of each quote). Except where noted, they were covering soccer (football in Britain) matches. Note: These are much better when read aloud to friends.



1. And here's Moses Kiptanui -- the 19-year-old Kenyan, who turned 20 a few weeks ago." (David Coleman.)



2. "Once Tony Daley opens his legs you've got a problem." (Howard Wilkinson.)



3. "Its a great advantage to be able to hurdle with both legs." (David Coleman.)



4. "We now have exactly the same situation as we had at the start of the race, only exactly the opposite." (Murray Walker.)



5. After playing Cameroon in the 1990 world cup finals: "We didn't underestimate them. They were just a lot better than we thought." (Bobby Robson.)



6. On the difficulties of adjusting to playing football and living in Italy: "It was like being in a foreign country" (Ian Rush.)



7. "Fred Davis, the doyen of snooker, now 67 years of age and too old to get his leg over, prefers to use his left hand." (Ted Lowe.)



8. Jimmy Hill: "Don't sit on the fence, Terry. What chance do you think Germany has of getting through?" Terry Venables: "I think it's 50-50."



9. "We actually got the winner three minutes from the end, but then they equalized." (Ian McNail.)



10. "Ahh! Isn't that nice, the wife of the Cambridge President is kissing the cox of the Oxford crew." (Harry Carpenter.)

Answer 1

Can you say priceless!

Answer 2

Truth is stranger than fiction.
Who needs movies, just go out and watch real life!!!!
lol

Answer 3

i love it