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Sports metaphors

Executive Coach: Specializing in sports metaphores.

'That was an OK presentation, Parker. But you didn't hit it out of the park.'

Giving the elbow.

"Monica, could you please send in a rebounder?"

"Break his third chakra!" "Knock the dharma out of him!"

"You're a great team player - so we're trading you."

"Either accept the pay reduction or you get sent down to the minors."

'The manager takes the pitcher out of the game'

"If PBS announcers did football games." "Let's listen carefully to the quarterback as he scans his options. It appears that the defense seems to want to deter his team from moving the ball forward..." "The fans are making so much noise. I wonder if they know how hard that makes it for the players to concentrate?"

Clinic. Let's see … Have there been any injuries, digestive disorders or malpractice suits today? Nope - No hits, no runs, no errors.

'We need more points in the paint.'

Loser's Podium.

The Washington Arbitrators

"We must prepare for the threat of China laying claim to Raducanu."

...'So I said forget about the wages, I just want to play football.'

'When pastors take sports analogies too far...'

'...You have a morbid fear of the ball.'

No caption (A ball boy crouches by the net on a ping pong table as a game is being played).

The Breakfast of Cheaters

Throwing the syringe.

The evolution of triathletes.

"Just remember, if you give a hundred and ten per cent, I get twenty per cent of that."

"I hope you like sports metaphors."

Pirate sitting in boxing ring, trainer talking to boxer: 'Watch out for his right hook.'

'Extinct species' 'England Wimbledon Champ'

'How did your bowling go?. . . I didn't realize you eyesight was so bad.'

It's the season for political candidates to deliver their pitch to voters. Sometimes the pitch is like a fastball, direct and to the point. Or the pitch might be like a curve, starting off on one path and then going in a different direction. Voters might see a pitch like a changeup, something completely unexpected. Unfortunately, too often the candidate's pitch is like a knuckleball - it just seems to be erratic and nonsensical!

'On Tuesdays, I bowl.'

Best guess, nuclear war or the French football camp!

Football League - Concussions R Us.

'Athletic Trainer in the locker room...'

Fat kids in football T-shirts, Rooney and Ronaldo. Man says: 'It's good for kids to have sport role models.'

"I think the 'curse of the Bambino' has transferred to your Portfolio."

"Why are you using your phone during the match?"