Subject: Misspokements (Page 42)

Tambay’s hopes, which were nil before, are absolutely zero now.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator

That slow motion doesn't show how fast the ball was traveling.

Australian cricketer & commentator

And he’s got the icepack on his groin there, so it’s possibly not the old shoulder injury.

English rugby player & commentator

According to team rules, the vote has to be unanimous. It can be unanimous or out loud.

(1971 – ) American actress

It’s permanent, for now.

professional baseball player

Chemistry is a class you take in high school or college, where you figure out two plus two is 10, or something.

professional basketball player

That was a maximization of a minimization of hits.

professional baseball player

(We) should be allowed to wear shorts; God almighty, (LPGA) women are allowed to wear ‘em, and we’ve got better legs than they do.

professional golfer

They said it would last two rounds; they were half right, it lasted four.

British sports commentator

Here are some names to look forward to – perhaps in the future.

(1926 – ) English sports commentator

Ballesteros felt much better today after a 69 yesterday.

He is a very dangerous bowler… innocuous, if you like.

cricket coach

I’ve seen the future and it’s much like the present… only longer.

(1953 – 1998) baseball player

The final score after eight innings is Giants 3, Padres 2.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

That was a tremendous six. The ball was still in the air as it went over the boundary.

English cricketer

Well, there’s only one thing I can say after that over, and that’s to clap my hands.

British sports commentator

L.A.!? We're going to Long Island!?

(1971 – ) American actress

If you see a defense team with dirt and mud on their backs they’ve had a bad day.

(1936 – ) American football coach & television announcer

That letter’s too old! What I mean to say – it’s subspired.

television character, All In the Family (Carroll O’Connor)

This has been a great season for Nelson Piquet, as he is now known, and always has been.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator

Jean Alesi is 4th and 5th.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator