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Hartley Miller’s Hart Attack – August 7, 2015 Edition 535

“This is for all the marbles.”

Yes, Sports Cliché Week has ended for another year. But this doesn’t mean we won’t hear them again until next summer. On the contrary, sports enthusiasts have been accustomed to hearing clichés for many years, and they are solidly embedded in the fabric of sport culture. After all, “there is no tomorrow”.

According to a poll (1618 respondents) on www.sportscliche.com the six most overused clichés are:

We’re taking it one game at a time. (39 %)
We have to give 110 percent. (24 %)
We have to stay focused. (19 %)
We have to go out and execute. (7 %)
We have to take it to the next level. (7 %)
We have to play with intensity. (4 %)

Next time you watch a game take notice if it’s a real “pressure cooker” that goes “down to the wire”. Of course, it is certain that each team “will control its own destiny”.

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Keep in mind that when a team is winning “they can’t afford to get lackadaisical” “because no lead is safe” even if they’re “hitting on all cylinders”.

On the other hand, when a team is losing they look “out of synch”. However, as long as they “maintain their composure”, and keep that “never say die” attitude, “it ain’t over ’til it’s over”, especially since “stranger things have happened”.

After the game, the winners are “tickled to death” because “they came to play” and “brought their “A-game” to prove they were the better team. In other words, “they knew what they had to do” and went out and did it, although “it wasn’t pretty”.

Of course, the losers are the first to say that “the final score is the only statistic that matters”, and “it’s a bitter pill to swallow”. Naturally, “nobody is going to point fingers” it’s just “they wanted it more than we did”.

Once playoffs start, most teams will “face a must-win situation”, especially if they have been “behind the eight ball”. Yes, “they may be down, but they’re not out” as they try to “stave off” elimination.

“At the end of the day” the top 10 sport clinches of all time are:

You can’t stop him; you can only hope to contain him.
They have to take it one game at a time.
Records are made to be broken.
He’s really been in the zone.
This team must rise to the occasion.
They have to stay focused.
He thrives under pressure.
This team has overcome a lot of adversity.
They control their own destiny.
This team sent a message today.

No question about it. I will be the last one to make excuses about the pros and cons of sports clichés. It’s time to move on. I just hope my comments “were not taken out of context.”

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From the Quote Rack:

Delta Airlines says they will no longer fly big game trophies. So this won’t affect the Maple Leafs.

Boston Red Sox president Larry Lucchino, whose contract was going to expire at the end of the year, is leaving the team. And season ticket holders are thinking “no fair, how come he gets to leave and we don’t?”

Contributor Janice Hough of Palo Alto, California www.leftcoastsportsbabe.com

Yasiel Puig credits videogames with helping to end his slump. Although fellow players complained about his flip of the joystick.

Las Vegas’ Mob Museum announced that it is opening a FIFA exhibit in September. So how much did FIFA have to bribe them to get it?

Contributor Bill Littlejohn of South Lake Tahoe, California

Tennis stars Maria Sharapova and Grigor Dimitrov have ended their two-year relationship. I can’t help thinking he took Sharapova for grunted.

A naked 81-year-old Connecticut man was arrested for reportedly trying to have sex with a bush. Police say they caught him with his plants down.

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Comedy writer RJ Currie www.Sportsdeke.com

NY Mets shortstop Wilmer Flores was shown on TV crying after they told him he had been traded. The deal fell through but Tom Hanks still said he wanted to have a few words with young Wilmer.

If you go on vacation to The Florida Panhandle, are you supposed to bring spare change for the residents there?

Comedy writer TC Chong of Vancouver (http://alwaysfunny.com/)


And in case you missed it:

On Friday, the Angels passed out life-size Mike Trout bobbleheads. The Phillies’ GM grabbed one, and Monday it’s starting in centre field.

Brad Dickson of the Omaha World-Herald

Hartley Miller is the sports director and morning news anchor for 94.3 the Goat. His column appears Fridays on myprincegeorgenow.com. Send along a quote, note, or anecdote to [email protected]
Follow him on twitter: @Hartley_Miller

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