Best Sports Cliches Ever!: Were Taking Them One At A Time

by Powell, Don; Cuban, Mark

• ISBN13: 9780975527306
• ISBN10: 0975527304
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-12-31
• Publisher: Sports Cliches Ever

Author Biography

Dr. Don Powell (a.k.a. Dr. Cliche) is a best selling author, clinical psychologist, corporate CEO, sports afficionado, and lifelong student of the game

Table of Contents

Foreword	14	(1)
Words From a Former NBA All Star	15	(1)
Introduction	16	(6)
Section 1 It's Just One Game
Cliches Across Sports
The Thrill of Victory -- Winning Locker Room Cliches	22	(2)
The Agony of Defeat -- Losing Locker Room Cliches	24	(2)
Something Has Got to Give -- Game Cliches	26	(2)
The Game Is Winding Down -- Cliches Just Before the Final Whistle	28	(2)
This Is As Big As It Gets -- Big Game/Rivalry Cliches	30	(2)
There's No ``I'' in Team -- General Team Cliches	32	(2)
They Know How to Win -- Good Team Cliches	34	(5)
This Team Is Beating Itself -- Bad Team Cliches	39	(3)
He's the Go To Guy -- Good Player Cliches	42	(4)
He Has His Critics -- Poor Player Cliches	46	(2)
We Need to Step Up as a Team -- Step Cliches	48	(1)
He's Come Along Sooner Than Expected -- Rookie Cliches	49	(1)
He's Had a Storied Career -- Veteran Cliches	50	(2)
He's a Speed Merchant -- Cliches About Speed	52	(2)
He's Got Ice Water in His Veins -- Cliches Under Pressure	54	(2)
When the Going Gets Tough -- Toughness Cliches	56	(1)
The Game is Bursting With Emotion -- Emotion Cliches	57	(1)
There Goes the Lady Byng -- Fighting Cliches	58	(1)
He Had His Bell Rung -- Injury Cliches	59	(3)
The Clock Is Their Biggest Enemy -- Time Cliches	62	(2)
He's an X's and O's Man -- Coach Cliches	64	(3)
The Refs Swallowed Their Whistles -- Officiating Cliches	67	(3)
The Crowd Is Really Fired Up -- Fan Cliches	70	(2)
The Trade Was Good for Both Teams -- Front Office Cliches	72	(2)
It's a Tough Place to Play -- Stadium Cliches	74	(1)
He's on Fire -- Hot Cliches	75	(1)
We Look to Our Seniors -- College Cliches	76	(4)
Section 2 Are You Ready For Some Football?
Football Cliches
It Was a Hard Hitting Game -- Game Cliches	80	(2)
They're Back on Their Heels -- Defense Cliches	82	(1)
He Put a Lick On Him -- Tackling Cliches	83	(1)
They're Moving the Ball at Will -- Offense Cliches	84	(2)
He Heard Footsteps -- Pass Coverage Cliches	86	(1)
It's 3 Yards and a Cloud of Dust -- Rushing Cliches	87	(1)
He Telegraphed That One -- Quarterback Cliches	88	(2)
He Had Him Beat -- Receiving Cliches	90	(1)
He Split the Uprights -- Kicker Cliches	91	(3)
Section 3 I Love This Game!
Basketball Cliches
He Got Nothing But Net -- Shooting Cliches	94	(3)
He Shot It from Downtown -- 3 Pointer Cliches	97	(1)
He Owns the Glass -- Rebounding Cliches	98	(1)
He Got His Pocket Picked -- Dribbling / Passing Cliches	99	(1)
It's Been a Game of Runs -- Team Cliches	100	(4)
Section 4 Play Ball!
Baseball Cliches
They Have Ducks on the Pond -- Game Cliches	104	(1)
He Fanned -- Strikeout Cliches	105	(1)
He Went the Distance -- Pitcher Cliches	106	(2)
He Ripped the Cover Off the Ball -- Batter Cliches	108	(2)
He Tattooed That One -- Home Run Cliches	110	(2)
He Got a Good Jump -- Base Running Cliches	112	(1)
That Was a Twin Killing -- Double Play Cliches	112	(1)
He Showed Some Leather -- Fielding Cliches	113	(3)
Section 5 He Shoots, He Scores
Hockey Cliches
They're Getting Beaten to the Puck -- Team Cliches	116	(1)
He Stood On His Head -- Goalie Cliches	117	(1)
He Put the Biscuit In the Basket -- Scoring Cliches	118	(1)
He Split the Defense -- Player Cliches	119	(3)
Section 6 He Teed It Up
Golf Cliches
He Won't Be Happy With That Shot -- Shot Cliches	122	(2)
Here's Making His Charge -- Tournament/Course Cliches	124	(2)
Section 7 Game, Set, Match
Tennis Cliches
He Bageled Him -- Player Cliches	126	(1)
He Served Up an Ace -- Shot Cliches	127	(3)
Section 8 This Game Will Be Won In the Trenches
Sports Cliche Origins
It's a War Out There -- Military Cliches	130	(2)
We Shot Ourselves in the Foot -- Wild West Cliches	132	(2)
They Need to Right the Ship -- Nautical Cliches	134	(1)
He's Pleading His Case -- Legal Cliches	135	(1)
He Did His Homework -- School Cliches	136	(2)
He's Paying Dividends -- Money Cliches	138	(2)
We Got the Monkey Off Our Backs -- Animal Cliches	140	(2)
They're a Blue Collar Team -- Business Cliches	142	(1)
They Play In Your Face -- Parts of the Body Cliches	143	(3)
They Couldn't Have Scripted It Better -- Entertainment/Electricity Cliches	146	(1)
It's Back to the Drawing Board -- Artist Cliches	147	(1)
They're Playing for All the Marbles -- Hobby Cliches	148	(1)
You Can Stick a Fork in Him -- Food Cliches	149	(3)
He's All Washed Up -- Water Cliches	152	(1)
He Threw Up a Brick -- Construction Cliches	153	(3)
He's Nursing an Injury -- Medical Cliches	156	(2)
It's Do or Die -- Life and Death Cliches	158	(2)
He Threw Up a Hail Mary -- Religious Cliches	160	(1)
He's Seeing the Ball Well -- Sense Cliches	161	(3)
The Drive Stalled -- Travel Cliches	164	(3)
He Has Some Big Shoes to Fill -- Clothing Cliches	167	(2)
He Beat All Odds -- Gambling/Magic Cliches	169	(3)
Section 9 He's In Our Corner
Chches in the Mainstream
He's On His Game -- All Sports	172	(1)
He Goes the Extra Yard -- Football	173	(1)
They Put On a Full Court Press -- Basketball	174	(1)
He Stepped Up -- Baseball	175	(1)
They're Running On All Cylinders -- Auto Racing	176	(1)
He Went Wire to Wire -- Horse Racing	177	(1)
They Went Toe to Toe -- Boxing	178	(1)
He Raised the Bar -- Track	179	(3)
Section 10 Can You Get 110%?
Sports Chche Quiz
Questions	182	(8)
Answers	190	(1)
Scoring	191