“The team, the team, the team”
Many coaches stress the team concept, but this was especially important to University of Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler (1929-2006). Schembechler said to his 1983 team: "We want the…
“The trees taunt you; the sand mocks you; the water calls your name” (golf saying)
A popular golf saying is: "The trees taunt you; the sand mocks you; the water calls your name...and they say golf is a quiet game." The saying has been cited in print since at least 2001…
“The trouble with being a good sport is that you have to lose to prove it”
A person who accepts a loss without whining (such as complaining about the officials) is said to be "a good sport." A good sport says nice and gracious comments about the winner.…
“The tug is the drug” or “The tug is my drug” (fishing saying)
"The tug is the drug" (also "The tug is my drug" or "The tug is a drug") is a fishing saying that has been printed on many images. The "tug" is the tug of a…
“The weakest men compete with girls. The weakest minds celebrate it”
"The weakest men compete with girls. The weakest minds celebrate it" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying refers to trans women participating in women’s sporting…
“The will must be stronger than the skill”
American boxer Muhammad Ali (1942-2016) said in his autobiography The Greatest: My Own Story (1975): "Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep…
“The Winter Olympics: Letting white people win at sports no one else can afford to learn”
Athletes from Scandinavian countries (where the weather is cold) usually dominate at the Winter Olympic Games. African countries are not well represented at the Winter Olympics. The winter sports…
“The woods are full of long hitters” (golf adage)
"The woods are full of long hitters/drivers" is a golf saying; golfers who can hit long often can't hit straight and send the ball off the course and into the woods. The saying has…
“The worst lead in hockey is a two-goal lead”
A two-goal lead has been called the most dangerous lead in ice hockey. The team with the lead often relaxes and lets the other team back into the game with just one goal. Does the team with the…
“There are a thousand ways to lose a horse race and only one way to win”
"There are a thousand ways to lose a horse race and only one way to win" is an old horse racing adage. "Jim Fitzsimmons has contended for many years that there are 1,500 ways to lose…
“There are no fish under the ice!” (ice fishing joke)
A popular ice fishing joke has been cited in print since at least 1990. A person is ice fishing when he (or she) hears a booming voice, "THERE ARE NO FISH UNDER THE ICE!" The person then…
“There are only two great plays—‘South Pacific’ and put the ball in the basket”
Basketball is not a complicated game. "There are only two great plays -- South Pacific and put the ball in the basket" is a famous quote. The musical South Pacific opened on Broadway and…
“There are only two places in this league: first place and no place”
New York Mets pitcher Tom Seaver (1944-2020) was committed to winning. The New York (NY) Times quoted him on April 6, 1971: "There are only two places in this league: first place and no…
“There are only two places you should never attempt a drop pass—home and away” (hockey adage)
A "drop pass" in ice hockey is when a player passes the puck directly behind him to a teammate. Many believe that it's a very dangerous pass. "There are only two places you…
“There is a big difference between confidence and conceit”
Pro football quarterback Johnny Unitas (1933-2002) was named the athlete of the decade by the Associated Press in February 1970. Unitas was quoted as saying: "There's a great difference…
“There is no ‘I’ in team, but there is in win”
“There’s no ‘I’ in ‘team’” is a popular saying about teamwork, first cited in 1960. "There is no 'I' in team, but there is in win" is a sports saying that has been…
“There is no glory in practice, but without practice, there is no glory”
"There is no glory in practice, but without practice, there is no glory" is a sports motivational saying that has been printed on many images. The saying has been cited in print since at…
“There Is No Such Thing As A Pitching Prospect” (TINSTAAPP)
"There Is No Such Thing As A Pitching Prospect" (TINSTAAPP) was popularized by the Baseball Prospectus and Gary Huckabay (who helped found it in 1996). "TINSTAAPP" was inspired…
“There should be an Autumn Olympics where the events are like, picking out a sweater and pointing out vibrant foliage”
There are Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games, but nothing for autumn. Many people have suggested events (jokingly) that could be in an Autumn Olympics, such as bobbing for apples,…
“There was a gathering on a golf course. I guess you could call it a par-tee”
"Party" shouldn't be confused with "par-tee," but there are golf jokes. "There was a gathering on a golf course. I guess you could call it a par-tee" was posted…