“The last three outs are different” (baseball adage)
"The final/last three outs are different (from the previous 24 outs)" is a baseball adage. The three outs in the ninth inning could be the end of a game. Unlike the beginning of the game,…
“The luckiest horse wins the Derby, the fastest horse the Preakness, the best horse the Belmont”
The United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing starts with the Kentucky Derby (at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky), then goes to the Preakness Stakes (at Pimlico Race Course in…
“The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team”
"The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team" is a popular sports quote that is usually credited to college basketball coach John Wooden (1910-2010), who included the saying in…
“The Masters doesn’t really begin until the second nine on Sunday” (golf adage)
The Masters golf tournament at Augusta (GA) National Golf Club is played the first week in April, but many believe that it really doesn't get exciting until Sunday. "The oft-repeated line…
“The Minnesota Night Hawks. I’m coaching. The Big Apple!” (Slap Shot film, 1977)
Slap Shot (1977) is an American sports comedy film about 1970s minor league professional hockey teams. At the end of the film, coach Reggie Dunlop (played by Paul Newman) accepts an offer to be…
“The missus caught me out yesterday. I won’t be playing cricket with her anymore”
A marriage joke was posted on Facebook by Steve Wilson on January 18, 2025: "The misses caught me out yesterday....I won't be playing cricket with her anymore." The first sentence…
“The more captains you have on the field the better” (soccer adage)
A soccer team has the positions of "captain" and "vice-captain." A general adage is that it's better for a team to have its captains playing on the field. "I've…
“The most dangerous 8 seconds in sports” (bull riding)
The sport of bull riding requires the rider to stay on top of the bull for eight seconds. It has been called "the most dangerous eight seconds in sports." "The most dangerous eight…
“The most dangerous eight seconds in sports” (bull riding)
The sport of bull riding requires the rider to stay on top of the bull for eight seconds. It has been called "the most dangerous eight seconds in sports." "The most dangerous eight…
“The most exciting two minutes in sports” (Kentucky Derby slogan)
The Kentucky Derby is a race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds that is held the first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. The race lasts a little over two minutes and has…
“The most important parts of the Super Bowl are the commercials and the food…”
"The most important parts of the Superbowl are the commercials and the food. I really don't care who makes the most baskets" is a jocular saying (the Super Bowl is a football game;…
“The object of golf is to play the least amount of golf”
Golfers try to lower their scores, prompting this, from reddit -- Shower Thoughts on July 18, 2015: "he object of golf is to play the least amout of golf." The one-line saying went viral.…
“The older I get the better I was” (sports adage)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Zazzle.com'The Older I Get, The Better I Was!' T Shirts 28 November 1965, Oregonian (Portland, OR), "East Oregon Desert Produces Own Mark Twain" by E.…
“The Olympic Silver Medal (It might take you a second to get this joke…)”
The Olympic Silver Medal is for second place. The "second" has nothing to do with a "second" in time, but there are jokes. "The Olympic Silver Medal. 😂 (...might take a…
“The only good time to say ‘I have diarrhea’ is during a game of Scrabble”
"The only time it's good to yell 'I have diarrhea' is when you're playing Scrabble because it's worth a shitload of points" is a jocular saying that has been…
“The only man able to stop Michael Jordan was Dean Smith”
"The only man able to stop Michael Jordan was Dean Smith," a popular professional basketball saying goes. Dean Smith's was Michael Jordan's college coach at the University of…
“The only thing that matters in wrestling are your teeth and your testicles”
“The only thing that matters in wrestling are your teeth and your testicles. Anything else, keep wrestling, stop whining" is a wrestling saying. Big 9 Conference Hall of Fame Coach Gary…
“The only thing the prevent defense does is prevent you from winning”
The "prevent defense" is a football defense employed in the last seconds of a game (or a half); extra defensive backs are added to prevent the long touchdown throw. However, the prevent…
“The only time a fisherman ever tells the truth is when he calls another fisherman a liar”
A liar can tell the truth when he/she calls out another liar. "A contributor writes to inquire if I've heard this one: 'The only time a golfer tells the truth is when he calls…
“The only time a golfer tells the truth is when he calls another golfer a liar”
A liar can tell the truth when he/she calls out another liar. "A contributor writes to inquire if I've heard this one: 'The only time a golfer tells the truth is when he calls…