Favorite Iconic Sports Sayings 10
Today’s Sports Then and Now blog highlights some of my favorite iconic sports sayings.
They’re timeless expressions that we’ve all used at some point while describing a game or in a simple conversation.
Julius Caesar’s “Vedi Vidi Vici” (Latin for I came, I saw, I conquered), Jesus’ Golden Rule “Love your neighbor as yourself,” and the poet Horace’s adage “Carpe Diem” (seize the day) are as nearly well known today as they were in centuries past.
In the world of sports, expressions, clichés and iconic sayings have also been memorialized.
Some are just as popular now as they were back then.
Sports fans learn these iconic sayings at an early age and repeat them regularly throughout their lives. They apply them not only to sports games they watch, but even to the everyday problems they face.
In this case, these iconic sports sayings fit nicely into today’s blog.
Here ya go…
Whenever we don the name of a certain company’s athletic apparel, we’re reminded to “Just do it!” as Nike’s marketing campaign suggests, whether on the playing field or strategizing in the boardroom. Read the rest of this entry →
