“Two-out hits will get you to heaven” (baseball adage)
Two-out hits in baseball help extend an inning (and the game, if it's the ninth and final inning). "Two-out hits will get you (in)to heaven" is a baseball adage that emphasizes how…
“Up the river, down the lake; the pitcher’s got a bellyache”
There are many baseball chants that the crowd (or the opposing team's players) yell to fluster a pitcher. "Down the river, by the lake, the pitcher's got a bellyache" was cited…
“Victory is a thousand times sweeter when you’re the underdog”
"Victory is a thousand times sweeter when you're the underdog" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The line is from the book The Summer I Turned Pretty (2009) by Jenny…
“Video games are just really intense thumb wars”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Reddit -- Shower ThoughtsVideo games are just really intense thumb wars.submitted March 17, 2016 by mizpixy Reddit -- Shower ThoughtsVideo games are just long-range thumb…
“Volleyball is just a more intense version of ‘don’t let the balloon touch the floor’”
"Volleyball is just a more intense version of 'don't let the balloon touch the floor'" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Volleyball :) RT…
“Wait ‘til next year!” (Brooklyn Dodgers)
The old Brooklyn Dodger chant (from when they were, barely, "still in the league") was "wait 'til next year." This phrase pre-dates the nickname "Trolley Dodgers"…
“Walk softly and carry a bent stick” (archery adage)
Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) wrote in January 1900, "I have always been fond of the West African proverb 'Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.'"…
“Walks will kill you” (baseball adage)
"Walks will kill you (almost every time)" is a popular baseball adage. A walk doesn't give the fielders the opportunity to make a play on a ball, but gives the batter a pass to first…
“We Are the People!” (1888-1889 champion baseball Giants)
The New York Giants won the National League championship in 1888 and again in 1889. The slogan, used and perhaps coined by Giants manager Jim Mutrie, was "We are the people!" Some sources…
“We bust ours to kick yours” (sports saying)
"We bust ours to kick yours" (the word "asses" is implied, but omitted) is a popular high school sports saying that has been printed on many T-shirts. The saying has been used…
“We didn’t lose—we just ran out of time”
"We didn't lose -- we just ran out of time" is an excuse sometimes used in football, where the team that scores last often wins the game. Football Hall of Famer Doak Walker…
“We don’t need shooters, we need makers” (basketball adage)
Basketball teams need shooters, but basketball coaches often correct this with, "We don't need shooters. We need makers." That is, a team needs accurate shooters. "Some people…
“We don’t stop playing because we grow old. We grow old because we stop playing”
"We don't stop playing because we grow old. We grow old because we stop playing" is a saying that has been printed on many images. American psychologist and educator G. Stanley Hall…
“We go hard” (Brooklyn Nets slogan)
"Brooklyn Go Hard" is a 2008 single from rap artist Jay-Z. "Brooklyn, we go hard, we go hard" is a repeated lyric in the song, and there are references to the Brooklyn Dodgers…
“We have deep depth”
"We have deep depth" is a jocular redundancy that a sports manager or coach says about his or her well-stocked team. Baltimore Orioles manager Earl Weaver (1930-2013) was credite with…
“We made too many wrong mistakes”
The New York Yankees had a terrible season in 1959, finishing with a 79-75 record and failing to make the playoffs. Yogi Berra (1925-2015), a star player on the club, was quoted in November 1959:…
“We may not always win the game, but we always win the party”
"We may not always win the game, but we always win the party" is a popular saying, used by both a team's fans and even the players. Though a favored team might lose, the fans are…
“We play today, we win today—das it”
Mariano Duncan, a Dominican-born infielder on the New York Yankees, said in July 1996: "We play today. We win today. Das it." The saying was printed on T-shirts and became a slogan of the…
“We played like never before, and lost like always”
"Jugamos como nunca, perdimos como siempre" (“We played like never before, but we lost as we always do”) is a familiar saying of Mexico's World Cup soccer teams, as well as other…
“We swim because we are too sexy for a sport that requires clothes”
"I swim because I'm too sexy for a sport that requires clothes" (or "We swim because we are too sexy for a sport that requires clothes") is a swimming saying that has been…