“Why is Peter Pan such a bad boxer?”/“He never lands.”
A popular children's joke is: Q: Why is Peter Pan always flying?A: Because he never lands. "Why is Peter Pan always flying? Because he can Neverland!" was posted on a Disney-themed…
“Why is Spain so good at soccer?”/“Because no one expects the Spanish in position.”
"The Spanish Inquisition" is a series of sketches in the British comedy series Monty Python's Flying Circus, Series 2 Episode 2, first broadcast September 22, 1970. "Nobody…
“Why isn’t suntanning an Olympic sport?”/“You can only get bronze.”
A popular joke about the Olympics is: Q: Why isn't suntanning an Olympic sport?A: Because the best you can ever get is bronze. The joke has been cited in print since at least 2008. Enough…
“Why should you never fight a dinosaur?”/“You’ll get jurasskicked.”
"Why should you never fight a dinosaur? You'll get jurasskicked" -- a pun on "Jurassic" -- has been printed on many images. “@hippieswordfish: making fun of dinosaurs to…
“Why was Cinderella thrown off the baseball team?”/“Because she ran away from the ball.”
A popular sports riddle involving the folk tale character of Cinderella is: Q: Why was Cinderella thrown off the baseball team?A: Because she ran away from the ball. The joke has been cited in…
“Why was the pitcher from the moon of Endor cut from the baseball team?”/“Ewoked every batter.”
"Ewok" is a fictional species in the Star Wars universe, and the name sounds like "he walk." A baseball riddle is: Q: Why was the pitcher from the moon of Endor cut from the…
“Why was the racehorse named Strawberry Ice?”/“He was a sherbet.”
A sherbet riddle is: Q: Why was the racehorse named Strawberry Ice?A: He was a sherbet (sure bet). The joke was posted on Twitter on November 2, 2009. Wiktionary: sherbet Nounsherbet (countable and…
“Win in a walk” (horse racing slang)
"Win in a walk" was horse racing slang that spread throughout New York City and then the country. Everything easy in New York City became "a walk." (Oxford English Dictionary)to…
“Win on Sunday, sell on Monday” (auto racing adage)
"Win on Sunday, sell on Monday" is an auto racing adage. The races are usually held on Sunday; an automobile company that had a winning car on Sunday was said to have had increased sales…
“Win or go home”
"Win or go home" was trademarked by Turner Network Television (TNT) with a first use on May 31 1998. TNT has used "win or go home" as a slogan for its coverage of the NBA…
“Win tonight, look good next time” (boxing adage)
"Win tonight, look good next time" is a boxing adage that has been credited to boxing trainer George Benton (1933-2011). The saying means that a boxer should win the current fight in any…
“Winners are grinners and losers can make their own arrangements”
"Winners are grinners and losers can make other arrangement" is a popular sports saying in Australia. The saying sometimes begins "winners can laugh' or "winners can…
“Winners focus on winning. Losers focus on winners”
"Winners focus on winning. Losers focus on winners" is a motivational saying that has been printed on many images. " Winners focus on what they need to do to succeed, and losers…
“Winning is the best deodorant” (sports adage)
"Winning is the best deodorant" (or "winning is a great deodorant") means that everything smells better with winning. With losing, everything stinks. "Winning is a great…
“Winning isn’t everything, but losing isn’t anything”
"Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing" is a popular American sports proverb, cited in print since at least 1948. "Winning isn't everything, but losing…
“Winning isn’t everything. It’s the only thing”
"Winning isn't everything. It's the only thing" is a popular sports adage that has been printed on many images “Winning isn’t everything, but losing isn’t anything” is a…
“Winning takes care of everything”
Nike sports apparel did a 2013 advertising campaign featuring golfing professional Tiger Woods and the tagline, "Winning takes care of everything." Woods had committed well-publicized…
“Wins in April are just as important as wins in September” (baseball adage)
"Wins in April are just as important as wins in September" is a baseball adage. The wins count the same at the beginning of the baseball season as at the end. "My boys know that wins…
“With a few exceptions, the best players are also the hardest workers”
Basketball star Earvin "Magic" Johnson wrote in his autobiography, My Life (1992): "But the fans never see how hard these players work in practice. They didn't see Larry Bird…
“Women’s sport is now a retirement plan for failed male athletes”
"Women’s sport is not a retirement plan for failed male athletes" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying refers to trans athletes in women's sports.…