Subject: Misspokements (Page 40)

I don’t think there is anybody bigger or smaller than Maradona.

English football player & manager
Misspokements Sports

They weren’t even breathing at times, thanks to their fitness and strength.

English football player
Misspokements

I’ve gone where the hand of man has never set foot.

(1879 – 1974) film producer
Misspokements

That was the straw that twisted the camel's neck.

Misspokements Mixed metaphors

He's a guy who gets up at six o'clock in the morning regardless of what time it is.

(1922 – ) boxing trainer & manager
Boxing Misspokements Sports

Your lucky number… is… C.

(1971 – ) American actress
Misspokements TV/Movie Quotes

I found a delivery in my flaw.

(1953 – 1998) baseball player
Baseball Misspokements Sports

People in Preston ward are invited to a meeting at 7.15 pm tonight in St. Mary's Church Hall… to meet councillors and beat police officers.

Mayor of New York
Misspokements

When we’re competing for the Stanley Cup, this record won’t mean a thing.

professional hockey player
Misspokements Sports

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

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator
Misspokements Sports

I haven't committed a crime; what I did was fail to comply with the law.

(1927 – ) American mayor (New York City)
Crime Misspokements

The Lord is a shoving leopard.

(1844 – 1930) English dean at Oxford whose name is given to the accidental transposition of sounds of two or more words
Misspokements

I’ve lost my signifying glass [and later] Oh, well, it doesn’t magnify.

(1844 – 1930) English dean at Oxford whose name is given to the accidental transposition of sounds of two or more words
Misspokements

That’s what I call the ultimate laxative.

Canadian Prime Minister of Sports
Misspokements Sports

Stewart has two cars in the top five: Magnusson 5th and Barichello 6th.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator
Auto racing Misspokements Sports

Things are more like they are now than they have ever been.

(1913 – 2006) 36th U.S. president
Communication Misspokements Speech Time

The Yankees are only interested in one thing, and I don’t know what that is.

professional baseball player
Baseball Misspokements Sports

There is a number missing; I can see it.

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

Hats off to drug abusers everywhere.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer
Misspokements

Laird has been brought in to stand in the corner of the circle.

Australian cricketer & commentator
Misspokements Sports

The NFL, like life, is full of idiots.

football broadcaster
Football Misspokements Sports