Subject: Misspokements (Page 50)

He's got too many oars in the fire.

Misspokements

Historically, the host nations do well in Euro 2000.

English football player & analyst
Misspokements Sports

The front wheel crosses the finish line, closely followed by the back wheel.

(1926 – ) English sports commentator
Colemanballs Misspokements Sports

Jimmy Hill: Don’t sit on the fence Terry, what chance do you think Germany has got of getting through?

Venables: I think it’s fifty-fifty.

English football player & manager
Misspokements Sports

Marty Noble: How come you’re wearing argyle socks?
Myers: I’m not. I got these at Woolworth’s.

professional baseball player
Appearance Clothing Misspokements

The only reason we’re 7-0 is because we’ve won all seven of our games.

Misspokements Sports

Do my eyes deceive me, or is Senna’s Lotus sounding rough?

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator
Auto racing Misspokements Sports

Unless I’m very much mistaken… I AM very much mistaken!

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator
Misspokements

Thank you for your cooperation and vice versa.

(1899 – 1985) Hungarian-born conductor & violinist
Misspokements

That’s how ya got your Chinatown, your Harlems, your Little Italy… all them grettos.

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

While letting Plano East roll up 365 yards of offense, North Garland only prevented a bigger route [sic] by pouncing on the six turnovers.

newspaper reporter
Football Misspokements Sports

Imported from a little town in Italy… Fresno.

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

He’s a two-legged tripod, if you know what I mean.

British football commentator
Colemanballs Misspokements

For NASA, space is still a high priority.

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

It'll take three good ones to be on in two today, Sir.

British golf writer & commentator
Golf Misspokements Sports

That’s what Columbus said to the Indians just before he gypped ’em out of Manhattan.

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

You never ask why you’ve been fired because if you do, they’re liable to tell you.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer
Misspokements

I play football. I’m not trying to be a professor. The tests don’t seem to make sense to me, measuring your brain on stuff I haven’t been through in school.

Football Misspokements Sports

We estimate, and this isn’t an estimation, that Greta Waitz is 80 seconds behind.

(1926 – ) English sports commentator
Colemanballs Misspokements Sports

I deserve respect for the things I did not do.

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

Then there was that dark horse with the golden arm, Mudassar Nazar.

British sports commentator
Misspokements Sports