Olympic commentator blunders (<b>CAUTION!</b>: Some are not for young people)

09/07/04 | JusticeTalion

[JusticeTalion]

Here are the top nine comments made by NBC sports commentators during the Summer Olympics that they would like to take back:

1. Weightlifting commentator: "This is Gregoriava from Bulgaria. I saw her snatch this morning during her warm up and it was amazing."

2. Dressage commentator: "This is really a lovely horse and I speak from personal experience since I once mounted her mother."

3. Paul Hamm, Gymnast: "I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and father."

4. Boxing Analyst: "Sure there have been njuries,and even some deaths in boxing, but none of them really that serious."

5. Softball announcer: "If history repeats itself, I should think we can expect the same thing again."

6. Basketball analyst: "He dribbles a lot and the opposition doesn't like it. In fact you can see it all over their faces."

7. At the rowing medal ceremony: "Ah, isn't that nice, the wife of the IOC president is hugging the cox of the British crew."

8. Soccer commentator: "Julian Dicks is everywhere. It's like they've got eleven Dicks on the field."

9. Tennis commentator: "One of the reasons Andy is playing so well is that, before the final round, his wife takes out his balls and kisses them... Oh my God, what have I just said.

[JusticeTalion]

Sorry about the title. Didn't know the html codes don't work there.

[TheBigB]

For some reason, I think you folks would enjoy this. :)

[RockinRight]

Soccer commentator: "Julian Dicks is everywhere. It's like they've got eleven Dicks on the field."

I felt the same way watching the Democratic National Convention...

[savedbygrace]

Funny, but I not buying that these are real. I'd love to be proven wrong, though. What's the source?

[Tanniker Smith]

Thank you,thank you, thank you.
Today is my first day back at school (I'm a teacher) and I am going to a booooooooooooring staff development meeting in about two minutes.

And now they'll be wondering why I'm chuckling so much.

TS

[ken5050]

actually, Julian Epstein wasn't anywheres..curious, eh?

[Hatteras]

"9. Tennis commentator: "One of the reasons Andy is playing so well is that, before the final round, his wife takes out his balls and kisses them... Oh my God, what have I just said."

I smell a set-up on this one. I believe this was said on Johnny Carson about Arnold Palmer years ago. Besides, tennis players don't supply the tennis balls for a match, the tournament does that.

[Cobra64]

Those sound like statments Kerry would make.

[AppyPappy]

Let me guess. You got this in an email.

[TheBigB]

Snopes says mostly fake (but still funny) ;)

[dead]

I think I've seen half of these attributed to Dan Quayle at some point.

[Constitution Day]

LOL, but I'm pretty sure I've heard at least one of these before.

[DirtyHarryY2K]

#9...That makes me play well also! LOL.

[TheBigB]

Mmmmm....burgers. ; )

[dcwusmc]

Hey, it COULDA happened! Anyway, they're not half bad so just accept them as humor and lighten up!

[dcwusmc]

Hey, it COULDA happened! Anyway, they're not half bad so just accept them as humor and lighten up!

[MassExodus]

Funny that you brought this up.

I was watching the high dive events (don't know which one)
The female commentator was remarking on the smooth entry of one of the athletes.

"Look at how perfectly her ankles were together, you couldn't get ANYTHING between those legs".

She literally said that.
I just looked at my wife in disbelief at what we'd just heard.

[martin_fierro]

The honest-to-gosh classic.

[GSWarrior]

Number nine dates back to the Carson era when he supposedly asked Arnold Palmers wife about what she does to help him prepare. It has been debunked by Snopes, if you believe them.

However, San Diego Padres announcer Jerry Coleman once stated that "Rich Folkers is throwing up in the bullpen."