Classic Sports Commentator Goofs

"And here's Moses Kiptanui, the 19 year old Kenyan, who turned 20
a few weeks ago."
- David Coleman

"Its a great advantage to be able to hurdle with both legs"
- David Coleman

"We now have exactly the same situation as we had at the start of
the race, only exactly the opposite."
- Murray Walker

After playing Cameroon in the 1990 world cup finals: "We didn't
underestimate them. They were just a lot better than we thought."
- Bobby Robson

On the difficulties of adjusting to playing football and living
in Italy: "It was like being in a foreign country."
- Ian Rush

Jimmy Hill: "Don't sit on the fence Terry. What chance do you
think Germany has of getting through?
Terry Venables: "I think it's 50-50."

"I was in a no-win situation, so I'm glad that I won rather than
lost."
- Frank Bruno

"There's going to be a real ding-dong when the bell goes."
- David Coleman

"There is Brendan Foster, by himself, with 20,000 people."
- David Coleman

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

"I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and father."
- Greg Norman

"There have been injuries and deaths in boxing, but none of them
serious."
- Alan Minter

"Watch the time. It gives you an indication of how fast they are
running."
- Ron Pickering

"Just under 10 seconds for Nigel Mansel. Call it 9.5 seconds in
round numbers."
- Murray Walker

"A brain Scan revealed that Andrew Caddick is not suffering from
stress fracture of the shin."
- Jo Sheldon

"That's inches away from being millimeter perfect."
- Ted Lowe

"I'll fight Lloyd Honeyghan for nothing if the price is right."
- Marlon Starling

"If history repeats itself, I should think we can expect the same
thing again."
- Terry Venables

"I can't tell who's leading. It's either Oxford or Cambridge."
(John Snagge - Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge)

"The Queen's Park Oval, exactly as its name suggests, is
absolutely round."
- Tony Crozier