I think one of my favorite things about the Olympics is listening to all the stupid things the commentators say. If you really pay attention, you can catch some weird ramblings. In their attempts to fill what would be awkward silences, they usually just say something that makes it more awkward. Sometimes I think they don't even know what they're saying and are just rambling like my mom does when she paints, or works on a puzzle. What they hoped would just slide by undetected, I kept track of and have now posted below. I call it, 'All the s*** Olympic commentators say plus a bonus section of s*** Olympic athletes say' Enjoy!
"Richard Folkers is throwing up in the bullpen" Thanks for letting us know
"Destinee Hooker... unloaded" Did I hear that name right?
"Sure there have been injuries in boxing, even deaths, but
none of them serious" What do you consider serious then?
"Time to power it up with green mustache plant shakes!"
"I call Oscar (the double-amputee runner) a freak of nature as a compliment" And I'm sure he appreciates that
"Her entire life is training, eating, and sleeping. She doesn’t
even have a boyfriend"
"And there's France. I’m surprised they’re not better"
"Michael Phelps has done it! He has won Gold!" x18... Big surprise there
"Her knees knock together like going down a slide head first"
"What was your plan to give Michael Phelps a big lead?"
Athlete's response: "Uhh... to give him a big lead."
"He looks like a defeated man. He looks like someone just
kicked his dog"
"There's his a-mom. Also known as his adoptive mom" ... to the rest of the normal world
Commentator 1: "He looks tense."
Commentator 2: "No I don't think he looks very tense. The opposite really.
He looks relaxed."
"His strength is really strong right now" I can see that
"He’s talking to the cross bar. Believe me, that thing has a
mind of its own. Don’t make it mad!"
"Like I said, theres a lot of swagger out there" He was talking about Volleyball
"So many friendships have been made crossing country borders
and political lines. And in some cases, with all these young people, maybe even
more than friendships"
"Her high school friends called her chicken legs" And now so does the rest of the world
"Confidence is that little voice in your head that tells you,
you belong" Awww! Trying to be inspirational
"She needs to land the vault on her feet in order to get a
medal. The problem is, most of the time she doesn’t"
"He’s a tried and true bulldog"
"That’s a personal best for her. I think that’s the best
she’s ever run!" No Shit!
Shit Olympic Athletes Say
"I owe it to my parents, especially my mother and father" Oh, I thought you meant your other parents. Thanks for clearing that up for us
"I'm still the best. I'm always going to be the best no matter what"
"To me it's all about winning. I don't even look at the time. I just want to win" And that kids, is the true meaning of sportsmanship
"If Michael Phelps never races again, I'll eat my fins"
"I've always wanted to dive with great white sharks" Because every retired olympic athlete wants to do that
"The flag is probably trying to hug me because it's so happy"
"If I had shaved my eyebrows, I would've won" - The guy who lost to Michael Phelps by .01 second in Beijing. It's good to see that after 4 years, he has finally let that go.... oh wait.
