Sports Commentator Slip-ups

[janecallanan]

"Sure, there have been deaths in boxing but none of them serious." (Alan
Minter)

"And this is Gregoriava from Bulgaria. I saw her snatch this morning and it was amazing!" (Pat Glenn - weightlifting commentator)

"Andrew Mehrtens loves it when Darryl Gibson comes inside of him." (New
Zealand rugby commentator Murray Mexted)

"This is really a lovely horse. I once rode her mother." (Ted Walsh -horse racing commentator)

"I've never had major knee surgery on any other part of my body." (Winston
Bennett)

"The lead car is absolutely unique, except for the one behind it, which is
identical." (Murray Walker - F1 racing commentator)

"I owe a lot to my parents, especially my father and mother." (Greg Norman)
"If history repeats itself, I should think we can expect the same thing
again." (Terry Venables - Soccer Coach)

"I would not say that David Ginola is the best left winger in the Premiership, but there are none better." (Ron Atkinson - soccer coach)

"Ah, isn't that nice. The wife of the Cambridge president is kissing the cox of the Oxford crew." (Harry Carpenter at the Oxford-Cambridge boat race 1977)

"Julian Dicks is everywhere. It's like they've got eleven Dicks on the field" (Metro Radio)

"Strangely, in slow motion replay, the ball seems to hang in the air for even longer." (David Acfield)

"What will you do when you leave football, Jack. Will you stay in football? (Stuart Hall - Radio 5 live)

"And there goes Juantorena down the back straight, opening his legs and
showing his class." (David Coleman at the Montreal Olympics)

"One of the reasons Arnie (Arnold Palmer) is playing so well is that before each tee shot, his wife takes out his balls and kisses them.....Oh my God! What have I just said?!!!" (US PGA Commentator)

"For those of you who are watching in black and white, the blue is behind
the brown" (Ted Lowe, Snooker commentator)

True story... a female news anchor who, the day after it was supposed to
have snowed and didn't, turned to the weatherman and asked "So Bob,
where's that 8 inches you promised me last night?" Not only did HE have to
leave the set, but half the crew did too as they were laughing so hard!