What's your favorite Phil Liggett phrase?
06-29-05, 08:27 PM
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What's your favorite Phil Liggett phrase?
Here's some of mine:
"He is in agony on this brutal climb!"
"The riders are suffering up this tortuous ascent!"
And my personal fave so far, describing Ullrich:
"He is a beast of a man on the bicycle, steamrolling up this mountain while turning a massive gear!"
Phil paints great mental images - you can almost feel the riders' pain
"He is in agony on this brutal climb!"
"The riders are suffering up this tortuous ascent!"
And my personal fave so far, describing Ullrich:
"He is a beast of a man on the bicycle, steamrolling up this mountain while turning a massive gear!"
Phil paints great mental images - you can almost feel the riders' pain
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Reaching deep into his suitcase of courage
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Tour of Ireland years ago
"Roche - Kelly - Kelly - Roche - The Irish Amalgamation"
"Roche - Kelly - Kelly - Roche - The Irish Amalgamation"
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I just remember his screaming "every second counts" as Lance sprinted to the finish of stage 17 last year. It was pretty intense from the way Phil was saying it. It added a lot to the tension of that stage.
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06-29-05, 09:37 PM
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"Well he's thrown a spanner in the works." (when someone attacks)
"And he leaves the debris behind." (after a strong sprint)
"He is all over his bike now." (as a guy struggles)
"The elastic is about to snap." (when a breakaway is caught)
GOD I LOVE THE MONTH OF JULY!
"And he leaves the debris behind." (after a strong sprint)
"He is all over his bike now." (as a guy struggles)
"The elastic is about to snap." (when a breakaway is caught)
GOD I LOVE THE MONTH OF JULY!
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"Look at him dancing on his pedals."
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06-29-05, 10:13 PM
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"Tackling the sleeping policeman..."
Took an audio triple take to figure out what that was about
Took an audio triple take to figure out what that was about
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"The whole of the Tour de France is spreadeagled across the mountain!"
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Any of Phil's "spot of bother' quips. But he's had so many great lines you can't pick just one.
Phil is so goddamned excellent. So's Paul.
Phil is so goddamned excellent. So's Paul.
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really amusing stuff, however I have absolutely no clue who it is. I'm assuming he's an announcer for cycle racing? Sounds like he'd be pretty interesting to hear.
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"And he's saying 'Bridge to engine room, we need more power', but folks--there is no more power."
I was rofl when I heard this on the WCP Crash! DVD, absolutely hilarious.
I was rofl when I heard this on the WCP Crash! DVD, absolutely hilarious.
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Originally Posted by MrDepictor
"Tackling the sleeping policeman..."
Took an audio triple take to figure out what that was about
Took an audio triple take to figure out what that was about
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no, it means crashing on a speedbump
06-30-05, 05:38 AM
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Referring to Lance and his team domestiques:...he's "dancing on the pedals".... "field off, flat out and get the the hell out of my way"....."Thanks guys, I'll see you for the champagne tonite"....etc
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Originally Posted by Ziggurat
"And he's saying 'Bridge to engine room, we need more power', but folks--there is no more power."
I was rofl when I heard this on the WCP Crash! DVD, absolutely hilarious.
I was rofl when I heard this on the WCP Crash! DVD, absolutely hilarious.
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DAMN, I got a chill down my spine reading this thread. I just can't wait til saturday.
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It's all over, Kloden has got the stage wrapped up! Wait a second.....