List of sports clichés

This is a list of clichés related to sports

According to Don R. Powell, licensed psychologist and president of the American Institute for Preventive Medicine, sports clichés are used in about 50 percent of corporate boardrooms. They provide a shorthand to quickly communicate ideas. According to Powell, "We have a love/hate relationship with cliches. Although we complain about them, we are enamored with them. That's because they always seem to fit."

According to Michael McCarthy, a USA Today sports television writer, sports announcers overuse clichés during their broadcasts. Sports critic Bill Mayo disagrees, saying that sports clichés are used "just the right amount," and "it is what it is."

Former New York Giants quarterback-turned CBS broadcaster Phil Simms devotes a large portion of his 2004 book Sunday Morning Quarterback to examining football clichés such as "winning the turnover battle", "halftime adjustments", and "managing the game."

Athletes' Day-to-Day Drivel http://www2.jsonline.com/sports/net/nov00/net111400.asp

Caught on the Web: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette http://www.postgazette.com/sports/other/20010918caught0919ap6.asp

Note to Copy Editors http://www.spokesmanreview.com/library/siteseeing/siteseeing.asp?ID=011209

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