Subject: Misspokements

Misspokements:

Amusing, unintended verbal gaffes, grammatical errors or misuse of words, phrases, pronunciation or vocabulary – often uttered by sports personalities – most notably ‘Yogi’ Berra.

That’s what I call the ultimate laxative.

Canadian Prime Minister of Sports
Misspokements Sports

All I’m asking for is what I want.

professional baseball player
Misspokements Sports

I get to go to lots of overseas places… like Canada.

(1981 – ) American singer
Intelligence Misspokements Places

That’s why I don’t talk. Because I talk too much.

professional baseball player
Misspokements

We got to practice a little bit. I want these guys to be bouncing around like a pogo stick on Viagra.

football coach
Football Misspokements Sports

Darryl Gibson has been quite magnificent coming inside Andrew Mehrtens, and I’m looking forward to seeing more of the same today.

New Zealand rugby player & commentator
Misspokements Sports

She’s not [runner] Ben Johnson… but then, who is.

(1926 – ) English sports commentator
Colemanballs Misspokements Sports

Fred Davis, the doyen of snooker, now 67 years of age and too old to get his leg over, prefers to use his left hand.

BBC commentator
Misspokements Sports

Let’s bring it up to date with some snappy 19th-century dialogue.

(1879 – 1974) film producer
Misspokements

I’m going to graduate on time, no matter how long it takes.

Misspokements

Spencer’s running across field calling out, ‘Come inside me, come inside me.’

New Zealand rugby player & commentator
Misspokements Sports

Don't take any wooden Indians.

Misspokements Mixed metaphors

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

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator
Misspokements Sports

He can be as good as he wants to be, that's how good he can be.

English football player & announcer
Misspokements Sports

These people know a lot about that voodoody-ohh-doo-doo.

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

What happens to me next year will happen to me no matter what happens.

professional basketball player
Future Misspokements Sports

The only way to stop Jim Brown was to give him a movie contract.

professional football player
Football Misspokements Sports

This evening is a very different evening from the morning we had this morning.

(1926 – ) English sports commentator
Colemanballs Misspokements Time

Then I was skinnier, I hit it better, I putted better, and I could see better… other than that, everything is the same.

professional golfer
Golf Misspokements Sports

(We) should be allowed to wear shorts; God almighty, (LPGA) women are allowed to wear ‘em, and we’ve got better legs than they do.

professional golfer
Golf Misspokements Sports

Homo Sapiens… is he an Arab?

(1923 – 2013) American actress
Misspokements TV/Movie Quotes