So Taguchi avoids sports cliché nicely
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More than the fact that a Japanese player was the hero of the game, I’m happy that So Taguchi’s rare post-game interview resulted in some quotes that sound comical, yet very true and devoid of any clichés we’re used to hearing from professional athletes these days.
I can’t explain. It’s unbelievable. Who expected that I would hit a home run? Maybe nobody. Even me.
Here’s another one.
I couldn’t recognize what happened. I didn’t know, what should I do. So I just run.
Kind of refreshing to hear an athlete telling it like it actully happened, huh? These days, post-game interviews are filled with nonsense clichés that it makes you wonder why the reporters even bother to ask the questions. We can all think of other lines Taguchi might have uttered had he been paying attention to his teammates:
“It was a must-win situation.”
“You dream about this as a kid…”
“I was focused on doing my job.”
“I was just trying to give us a chance to win the game.”
“We showed a lot of heart today.”
Let’s hope nobody will tell Taguchi how to respond if he gets to be a hero again!
More quotes from The Sports Cliché List
I was thinking about this same thing the other day. Now that the Bears are 6-0 and look to have a good chance to go to the Super Bowl, they keep getting asked if they think about going 16-0 and winning it all. Every single one of them say, “No, we are just worried about getting to 7-0 and beating the 49ers this week. We aren’t even thinking that far.” Yeah right! Of course they are thinking about it, but there is some code that says they can’t talk about it. I’m not saying they have to do the Super Bowl Shuffle again, but don’t tell me you are not at least THINKING about it. This happens every year…the team just changes…