Subject: Misspokements (Page 17)

Ozzie makes a leaping, diving stop, shovels to Fernando and everybody drops everything.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer
Baseball Misspokements Sports

When your opponent is down… kick him.

Misspokements Situations

That's one of the best sets I've seen him play[Tomas Zib] – although I should preface that by saying I haven't seen him play before

American professional tennis player
Misspokements Sports

Well, either side could win it, or it could be a draw.

English former football player & manager
Misspokements Sports

No captain with all the hindsight in the world can predict how the wicket is going to play.

British sports commentator
Misspokements Sports

I don’t mean he missed him, but he just didn’t get him when he put the tag on him.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer
Baseball Misspokements Sports

Status quo, you know, that is Latin for the mess we’re in.

(1911 – 2004) 40th U.S. president & actor
Communication Language Misspokements Problems Speech

The way he’s swinging the bat, he won’t get a hit until the 20th century.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer
Baseball Misspokements Sports

Go ahead, spew it off your chest.

Misspokements

Superiorority

television character, All In the Family (Carroll O’Connor)
Misspokements TV/Movie Quotes

The streets are safe in Philadelphia – it’s only the people who make them unsafe.

(1920 – 1991) American police officer & mayor of Philadelphia
Conflict Crime Misspokements Places

Don't pay any attention to the critics; don't even ignore them.

(1879 – 1974) film producer
Misspokements Occupations Opinion

I wish they'd hurry up and get their act in gear.

Misspokements

I don’t think there’s anybody in this organization not focused on the 49ers… I mean Chargers.

football coach
Football Misspokements Sports

The longer the game went on, you got the feeling that neither side really wanted to lose.

English football player & announcer
Colemanballs Misspokements

I can't tell who's leading… it's either Oxford or Cambridge.

British news commentator
Misspokements Sports

The gelling period has just started to knit.

England football player
Misspokements

The symbol of peace… the pigeon!

Irish sports broadcaster
Misspokements Sports

He [Magic Johnson] comes into the league with all that fancy stuff and they call it magic; I’ve been doing it for years and they call it schoolyard.

professional basketball player
Basketball Misspokements Sports

I’m a golfer – not an athlete.

professional golfer
Golf Misspokements Sports

Gracie : Breakfast will be ready in six minutes.
George Edwards: Six minutes?
Gracie: Yeah, I just put on two three minute eggs.

(1895 – 1964) comedian (wife & partner of George Burns)
Misspokements TV/Movie Quotes