re: Great sports phrases often misunderstood

He's got "to play within himself". He's supposed to play in his mind? No, what it really means is to know the limits of your ability and don't try to go beyond that, because that's when mistakes are made.

"He plays great in space". Once in a while I wish they would call it what it used to be called, "the open field".

Herbstreet and Mussberger always say something like "he's the fastest in ALL OF college football. You can use that for emphasis once in a while, but mostly just leave out the "all of" part.