Subject: Misspokements (Page 48)

You have turned into a pyronymphiac.

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

He won the bronze medal in the 1976 Olympics so he’s used to being out in front.

(1926 – ) English sports commentator
Colemanballs Misspokements Sports

My brain beats faster.

(1971 – ) American actress
Misspokements TV/Movie Quotes

The new Haitian baseball can’t weigh more than four ounces or less than five.

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

Let's close our eyes and see what happens.

English football player
Misspokements

Marshall's bowling with his head.

Misspokements Sports

What does it feel like being rammed up the backside by Barrichello?

English football player, manager & sports commentator
Misspokements Sports

Only a few more laps to go and then the action will begin… unless this is the action, which it is.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator
Misspokements

I make no apologies for their absence… I’m sorry they’re not here.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator
Misspokements Sports

Sometimes cameras and television are good to people and sometimes they aren’t; I don’t know if it’s the way you say it, or how you look.

(1947 – ) U.S. vice president & politician
Communication Entertainment Misspokements Television

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

British sports commentator
Misspokements Sports

I’ve never seen a game like this; every game this year has been like this.

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

Dirty laundry is coming home to roost.

Misspokements Mixed metaphors

Alain Prost is in a commanding second position.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator
Auto racing Misspokements Sports

And he’s lost both right front tires.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator
Activities Misspokements

Jacques Lafitte is as close to Surer as Surer is to Lafitte.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator
Auto racing Misspokements Sports

I’m not an athlete; I’m a professional baseball player.

professional baseball player
Baseball Misspokements Sports

Tempo… now there's a big word.

English football player & commentator
Misspokements

I'm concentrating so much I don't know what I'm doing half the time.

British boxer
Misspokements Sports

My eyesight went blurry from the lastitude they put in the mushrooms.

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

It passes outta you through your lower intestubes.

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