Journal Tickenest's Journal: Wrong sports cliches... 2
This journal entry is devoted to sports cliches that are wrong. Not just dumb, but wrong. Examples:
Dumb cliche: It's going to come down to which team wants it more.
Why it's dumb: It's pretty dumb to suggest that 1) one team wants to win the game less than the other (what, they're just out there to have fun?) and 2) how much a team "wants to win" is more important than other things, such as "how well it plays".
Wrong cliche: You have to play a full 60 minutes to win in this league.
Why it's wrong: Ok, this one's always said by the losing team when they dominate a game and then drop it at the end when the other team makes a fierce comeback. Frankly, it would be more correct to look at things from the winner's point of view, and say, "We only played a few good minutes today, but it was enough to win."
Anyone got any other good "wrong" cliches?
We just take them one game at a time (Score:1)
Monday night football presents the Bears at the Vikings...and Saints.
Dudududun....Are you ready for some football?
Re:We just take them one game at a time (Score:2)
Hmm...I think this one counts as "dumb" instead of "wrong", since it's absolutely true, but painfully self-evident.
Still, I think the blame for this one falls on the sportswriters who ask the dumb questions like, "Are you looking past your next game to the big rivalry game in 2 weeks?" Has any coach/athlete ever actually said, "Yeah, we don't care at all what happens this week. It's the game after this one that counts."