Here are the top ten comments made by sports commentators that they would like to take back:
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Weightlifting commentator at the Olympic Snatch and Jerk Event: “This is Gregoriava from Bulgaria. I saw her snatch this morning during her warm up and it was amazing.”
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Ted Walsh - Horse Racing Commentator: “This is really a lovely horse and I speak from personal experience since I once mounted her mother.”
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Grand Prix Race Announcer: “The lead car is absolutely, truly unique, except for the one behind it which is exactly identical to the one in front of the similar one in back.”
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Greg Norman, Pro Golfer: “I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and father.”
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Ringside Boxing Analyst: “Sure there have been injuries and even some deaths in boxing - but none of them really that serious.”
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Baseball announcer: “If history repeats itself, I should think we can expect the same thing again.”
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Basketball analyst: “He dribbles a lot and the opposition doesn’t like it. In fact you can see it all over their faces.”
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At a trophy ceremony BBC TV Boat Race 1988: “Ah, isn’t that nice, the wife of the Cambridge president is hugging the cox of the Oxford crew.”
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Metro Radio, College Football: “Julian Dicks is everywhere. It’s like they’ve got eleven Dicks on the field.”
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US Open TV Commentator: “One of the reasons Arnie Palmer is playing so well is that, before each final round, his wife takes out his balls and kisses them. Oh my God, what have I just said.”
