“Swimming isn’t a sport. Swimming is a way to keep from drowning”
"Swimming isn't a sport. Swimming is a way to keep from drowning" is a joke that has been credited -- correctly -- to both American comedian George Carlin (1937-2008) and American…
“Swimming: The only sport in which the coach yells at you for breathing”
"Swimming: The only sport in which the coach yells at you for breathing" is a swimming saying that has been printed on many images. "Swimming, The only time you get punished for…
“Swing hard, in case you hit it”
"Swing hard in case you hit it" is the advice a baseball batter sometimes gets, especially against a hard-throwing pitcher. "Just swing, that's my philosophy," Baltimore…
“Swing with ease into the breeze” (golf adage)
"Swing with ease into the breeze" is a popular golfing adage. There is a tendency to swing too hard to compensate for the wind, but experts caution against this. The original saying --…
“Swing. Swear. Look for ball. Repeat” (golf saying)
"Swing. Swear. Look for ball. Repeat" is a golf saying that has been printed on many images. "@Jeremy_Roenick sounds like you watched my how to golf video...swear swing drink and…
“Swish!” (basketball term)
Marty Glickman (1917-2001) was the first radio announcer for basketball's New York Knickerbockers in 1946. Glickman heard the Knicks players say "Swish!" as a basketball went…
“Take one for the team”
To "take one for the team" means a personal sacrifice a player makes for the benefit of the team. The expression began in baseball and has been cited in print since at least 1969. A…
“Take your boy hunting and you won’t have to hunt for your boy”
"Take your boy hunting and you won't have to hunt for your boy" (or "It is better to take your boy hunting than to go hunting for your boy") is a saying that encourages…
“Talent is God-given, be humble; conceit is self-given, be careful”
Basketball coach John Wooden (1910-2010) wrote in They Call Me Coach (1972) and other books: "Talent is God-given; be humble. Fame is man-given; be thankful. Conceit is self-given; be…
“Teach a man to fish and he has to buy a boat and a truck”
“Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day; teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime" is a popular saying. There are many jocular variations. "Give a man a fish and you feed…
“Teamwork divides the task and multiplies the success”
"Teamwork divides the effort and multiplies the effect" is a popular teamwork saying of unknown authorship, cited in print since at least 1993. Other forms of the saying are…
“Teamwork makes the dream work” (teamwork adage)
"Teamwork makes the dream work" is a teamwork adage that has appeared on gift items such as T-shirts and posters. "Teamwork makes the dream work" has been cited in print since…
“Teamwork: The fuel that produces uncommon results in common people”
Popular motivational posters contain this saying: "Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishment toward organizational…
“Tearing up the pea patch” (a team is doing very well)
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“Ten percent of the fishermen catch ninety percent of the fish” (fishing adage)
"Ten percent of the fishermen catch ninety percent of the fish" is a fishing adage of uncertain origin. "Surveys made by biologists show that ten percent of the fishermen catch…
“Tetris taught me that when you try to fit in, you’ll disappear”
"Tetris taught me that when you try to fit in, you’ll disappear" is a saying about the tile-matching puzzle video game that has been printed on many images. "Tetris taught me that,…
“Thanksgiving dinner eating takes 12 minutes, which coincides with halftime”
American humorist Erma Bombeck (1927-1996) wrote in her syndicated newspaper column in November 1988 about Thanksgiving dinner: "Do men ever really appreciate what women have to go through to…
“That ball is gone, goodbye” (baseball home run call)
"Going...going...gone!" was a popular home run call by New York Yankees broadcaster Mel Allen (1913-1996). New York Mets broadcaster Ralph Kiner (1922-2014) used "Going, going, gone,…
“That’s racing” (“That’s racin’”)
"That's racing" (or "That's racin'") is an expression that has been used both in horse racing and in auto racing. "That's racing" means that the…
“That’s what speed do” (baseball saying)
"That's what speed do" became the slogan of the 2014 Kansas City Royals baseball team, appearing on T-shirts and even in a rap song. Speedy Royals outfielder Jarrod Dyson is credited…