Sport Commentator Slip Ups
"Sure, there have been deaths in boxing but none of them
serious." - (Alan Minter)
"And this is Gregoriava from Bulgaria. I saw her snatch
this morning and it was amazing!" - (Pat Glenn - weightlifting
commentator)
"Andrew Mehrtens loves it when Darryl Gibson comes inside
of him." - (New Zealand rugby commentator)
"This is really a lovely horse. I once rode her mother."
- (Ted Walsh, horse racing commentator)
"I've never had major knee surgery on any other part
of my body." - (Winston Bennett)
"The lead car is absolutely unique, except for the one
behind it which is identical." - (Murray Walker - F1 racing
commentator)
"I owe a lot to my parents, especially my father and
mother." - (Greg Norman)
"If history repeats itself, I should think we can expect
the same thing again." - (Terry Venables)
"I would not say that David Ginola is the best left winger
in the Premiership, but there are none better." - (Ron
Atkinson)
"Ah, isn't that nice. The wife of the Cambridge president
is kissing the cox of the Oxford crew." - (Harry Carpenter
at the Oxford-Cambridge boat race, 1977)
"Julian Dicks is everywhere. It's like they've got eleven
Dicks on the field." - (Metro Radio)
"Strangely, in slow motion replay, the ball seems to
hang in the air for even longer." - (David Acfield)
"What will you do when you leave football, Jack. Will
you stay in football?" - (Stuart Hall - Radio 5 live)
"And there goes Juantorena down the back straight, opening
his legs and showing his class." - (David Coleman at the
Montreal Olympics)
"One of the reasons Arnie (Arnold Palmer) is playing
so well is that, before each tee shot, his wife takes out his
balls and kisses them.....Oh my God! What have I just said?!!!"
- (US PGA Commentator)
True story... a female news anchor who, the day after it was
supposed to have snowed and didn't, turned to the weatherman
and asked "So Bob, where's that 8 inches you promised me
last night?" Not only did HE have to leave the set, but
half the crew did too as they were laughing so hard!
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