Some coaches and players rival politicians and public speakers in the gift of saying a lot, while at the same time saying nothing at all. Many of the responses start to become routine — and although the words can be particularly useful when they are trying to divert attention away from an issue or a controversy — they become stale or "cliché."
Clichés are especially prevalent in sports and can yield reactions from people that range from laughter to eye rolling to outright disgust. Some of them used to be creative before they became commonplace, and not all of them can show up in one article, but here are some of the best and worst clichés— along with an analysis from a coach that has probably heard and said plenty of them.