The following was sent to me under the title Sportcaster Bloopers. I see them as true gems of the communications art whose magnificence should be shared:
Pat Glenn - Weightlifting Commentator:
"This is Gregoriava from Bulgaria....I saw her snatch this morning and it was amazing."
Ted Walsh - Horse Racing Commentator:
"This is really a lovely horse, I once rode her mother."
Murray Walker:
"The lead car is absolutely unique, except for the one behind it which is identical."
Greg Norman:
"I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and father."
Alan Minter:
"Sure there have been injuries and deaths in boxing - but none of them serious."
Terry Venables:
"If history repeats itself, I should think we can expect the same thing again"
Ron Atkinson:
"He dribbles a lot and the opposition don't like it - you can see it all over their faces."
Harry Carpenter - BBC TV Boat Race 1977:
"Ah, isn't that nice, the wife of the Cambridge president is kissing the cox of the Oxford crew."
Metro Radio:
"Julian Dicks is everywhere. It's like they've got eleven Dicks on the field."
David Coleman at the Montreal Olympics:
"There goes Juantorena down the back straight, opening his legs and showing his class."
US TV Commentator:
"One of the reasons Arnie [Arnold Palmer] is playing so well is that, before each tee-shot, his wife takes out his balls and kisses them......
Pat Glenn - Weightlifting Commentator:
"This is Gregoriava from Bulgaria....I saw her snatch this morning and it was amazing."
Ted Walsh - Horse Racing Commentator:
"This is really a lovely horse, I once rode her mother."
Murray Walker:
"The lead car is absolutely unique, except for the one behind it which is identical."
Greg Norman:
"I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and father."
Alan Minter:
"Sure there have been injuries and deaths in boxing - but none of them serious."
Terry Venables:
"If history repeats itself, I should think we can expect the same thing again"
Ron Atkinson:
"He dribbles a lot and the opposition don't like it - you can see it all over their faces."
Harry Carpenter - BBC TV Boat Race 1977:
"Ah, isn't that nice, the wife of the Cambridge president is kissing the cox of the Oxford crew."
Metro Radio:
"Julian Dicks is everywhere. It's like they've got eleven Dicks on the field."
David Coleman at the Montreal Olympics:
"There goes Juantorena down the back straight, opening his legs and showing his class."
US TV Commentator:
"One of the reasons Arnie [Arnold Palmer] is playing so well is that, before each tee-shot, his wife takes out his balls and kisses them......
