According to Don R. Powell, licensed psychologist and president of the American Institute for Preventive Medicine, sports clichés are used in about 50 percent of corporate boardrooms.
They provide a shorthand to quickly communicate ideas.
"[1] According to Michael McCarthy, a USA Today sports television writer, sports announcers overuse clichés during their broadcasts.
Former New York Giants quarterback-turned CBS broadcaster Phil Simms devotes a large portion of his 2004 book Sunday Morning Quarterback to examining football clichés such as "winning the turnover battle", "halftime adjustments", and "managing the game."
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