08-31-2011, 10:45 PM
There are a few sports phrases that I really dislike.Â
"He caught the ball at its highest point!"Â Whenever I hear this phrase, typically used in relation to passes whose trajectories have a noticeable arc, I imagine a receiver jumping about 20+ feet in the air somewhere close to halfway along the path the passer meant the ball to follow.
"The sum is greater than the parts!" I sincerely hope it is because if it were not the players would have to be out there tripping each other or something. I think what they mean to say is that whole is greater than the sum of the parts, implying synergy.
"He caught the ball at its highest point!"Â Whenever I hear this phrase, typically used in relation to passes whose trajectories have a noticeable arc, I imagine a receiver jumping about 20+ feet in the air somewhere close to halfway along the path the passer meant the ball to follow.
"The sum is greater than the parts!" I sincerely hope it is because if it were not the players would have to be out there tripping each other or something. I think what they mean to say is that whole is greater than the sum of the parts, implying synergy.