Top 11 Sports Cliches of All Time

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Believe it or not, July 15-21 is Sports Cliché Week. So after decades of overuse by second-rate sports commentators everywhere, here are the top 11 sport clichés of all time!

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1. You can’t stop him, you can only hope to ______ him.

2. They have to take it one game at a ______.

3. Records are made to be ______.

4. He’s really been in the ______.

5. This team must ______ to the occasion.

6. They have to stay ______.

7. He thrives under ______.

8. This team has overcome a lot of ______.

9. They control their own ______.

10. This team sent a ______ today.

11. This win was a ______ team effort.

Answers

1. contain
2. time
3. broken
4. zone
5. rise
6. focused
7. pressure
8. adversity
9. destiny
10. message
11. total

What It Means

Less than 7 correct: Don’t ever talk about sports. Ever.
7-9 correct: You know enough not to embarrass yourself in a Monday morning conversation.
10 correct: You’re an all-star! You like starting the argument that golfers are athletes.

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