# Hindsight Sports Commentary Best Beijing Olympics Bloopers By Lindsey Erin Heim | Published 2008-09-06 | Special Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/olympic-media-commentary-quotes References: [ameliaburton.au](http://www.ameliaburton.com.au/2008/08/olympics-aftermath-funny-quotes-thrills-and-spills.html) Have you ever made a statement and then realized how ridiculously horrible it sounded immediately afterwards? Unfortunately, once spoken, we just can’t take these crazy comments back. [NBC](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-big-hill) sports commentators and athletes alike learned this lesson the hard way when making these hilarious remarks on national TV concerning the [Summer Olympics](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/champions-clubhouse): 1. Weightlifting commentator: ‘This is Gregoriava from Bulgaria. I saw her snatch this morning during her warm up and it was amazing.’ 2. Dressage (fancy horseback riding) 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 injuries, 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.’ (A John Madden-esque statement if I’ve ever heard one!) 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](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dairy-commercial) 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.’ (Insert foot into mouth immediately.) 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?’ (Yes, this is his full quote…seems he actually caught himself.) These are some really messy slip-ups. But with the action and excitement the U.S. brought to this summer’s Olympics, who can actually blame them? ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.0/10 - Popularity: 27% | Activity: 26% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Special](https://www.trendhunter.com/special) > [Olympics](https://www.trendhunter.com/olympics) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Humorous Commentaries:** Opportunities for brands to create humorous content and promotions to engage with consumers and create memorable experiences. - **Live Event Failures:** Opportunities for businesses to prepare for public speaking or interviews and manage crisis communications to prevent mistakes from tarnishing brand image. - **Importance of Pre-scripting:** Opportunities for content creators to enhance the scripting and editing process to avoid unwanted comments or remarks that could offend or harm the audience and brand reputation. ### Who This Affects Most - **Media and Entertainment:** Opportunities for media companies to create engaging and entertaining content that resonates with audiences and attracts advertising revenue. - **Sports and Athletics:** Opportunities for sports organizations to improve athlete training and performance to reduce instances of on-air mistakes or injuries that could hurt team or league image. - **Business Consulting:** Opportunities for consulting firms to provide public speaking and crisis management training to executives and staff to minimize potential reputation damage from public gaffes or crises. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Athlete-Centric Bingo Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/share-your-bingo-moment.md) - [AI-Powered Sports Commentators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-commentators.md) - [Global Sporting Event Recaps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/olympic-games-chrome-extension.md) - [Athlete-Backed Menstruation Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sportyourperiod.md) - [Thematic Athlete-Celebrating Dairy Commercials](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dairy-commercial.md) - [Playful Tomato Athletes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/national-games-campaign.md) - [Olympic Meal Delivery Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/skipthedishes.md) - [Olympics-Inspired Bourbon Cocktails](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/browned-butter-bourbon.md) - [Honest Female Athlete Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hillberg-berk1.md)