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The following is a list of phrases from sports that have become idioms (slang or otherwise) in English. They have evolved usages and meanings independent of sports and are often used by those with little knowledge of these games. The sport from which each phrase originates has been included immediately after the phrase.
In the latest installment of 'Let me be Yannis with you', 2 Point Lead host Yannis Pappas breaks down why sports means so much to people. Isn't it the worst when someone says that sports don't matter?
Better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all; Better to light one candle than to curse the darkness; Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt; Better wear out than rust out; Beware of Greeks bearing gifts (Trojan War, Virgil in the Aeneid) [8] Big fish eat little fish
The book is based on Carse's distinction between two types of games: finite games and infinite games. As Sinek explains, finite games (e.g. chess and football) are played with the goal of getting to the end of the game and winning, while following static rules. Every game has a beginning, middle, and end, and a final winner is distinctly ...
The Lions didn't need Allar's big-arm potential to knock the Spartans all over Ford Field to win for the 10th time and just about lock up a prestigious New Year's Six bowl game. But it will need ...
Opponents have outscored the Conquerors 378-39 in their first four games this season. FLBC trailed 61-0 in last month’s season opener before guard Westin Jenson rattled in a 3-pointer for his ...
The leading team, in terms of games behind, is the team with the best won–loss difference. This is not always the team with the most wins. For example, a team with an 80–70 record (10 more wins than losses) would be one game behind a team with a 79–67 record (12 more wins than losses).
6 people pushing a van U.S. Navy sailors hauling in a mooring line A U.S. Navy rowing team A group of people forming a strategy A group of people collaborating. Teamwork is the collaborative effort of a group to achieve a common goal or to complete a task in an effective and efficient way.