[Pagoda One] Introducing Sports Idioms

[@deanmcmanis4862]

Hey John, I appreciate you stepping up to the plate and going to bat for U.S. sports idioms. At first it seemed that you were out of your league with two strikes against you. Not being a big sports fan. But you took your Hail Mary after being initially blind-sided by the challenge. And your example wasn’t out in left field, or off base either. It was up to par, and got the ball rolling. So thanks for not throwing in the towel.

[@lifeofjohn3993]

What language is this? 😂😂

[@keandric2765]

Lol wow. WELL DONE. 10/10 xD :))

[@angiehowie9149]

You think he knocked it out of the park? I felt like they could’ve gone another inning and made it a real home run! At least he didn’t get benched.

[@pagodaone_5697]

wow!!!!! Great!

[@noname-zd6wu]

wait let me memorize this 😂😂😍😍❤️🙏

[@diegoooooooooooo]

John's absolute cluelessness towards the sports everyone else was mentioning and just to sports in general is such a mood lmao 😌

[@MichaelWilliamsSA]

Nice one guys, you really knocked it out of the park!

[@noname-zd6wu]

new one ! 👍😃

[@4624Denise]

There's the baseball!

[@IceMetalPunk]

John responding to the threat of failure: "Quick, tell a stupid joke!" Walter responding to the threat of failure: "Quick, RIP YOUR SHIRT OFF!"

[@noname-zd6wu]

🤣🤣 ..and me responding to threat of failure: crying!

[@linguaphile88]

A Hail Mary also has an element of desperation as the very last opportunity to get/to win something.

[@TheNaveOfCharlemagne]

Throw the ball and pray something happens, basically.

[@SGlitz]

Roger Staubuch and The Dallas Cowboys originated it in the 1970s

[@Kayenne54]

Well, if you succeed, it's a miracle. Hence the "Hail Mary".

[@valaryride7721]

Not even a minute in and I'm dying becoz of Sam and John😂 "Foosball, excuse"😂😂

[@romguid]

I usually use "below the belt" instead of "low blow" and both are from boxing. In boxing, any blow below the belt is prohibited. Poor John. Don't worry, you're definitely not alone there. I'm not into sport myself, so I can relate. I only do table tennis, badminton, and bowling but I do know the rules of basketball, volleyball, sepak (foot volleyball), and baseball. P.S. Welcome back Chantelle. Glad to see you're okay :)

[@pagodaone_5697]

Always apprecieate your comment, Roman!

[@RedLorryYellowLorry_]

Walter, Sam and Chantelle come from countries that share love for big three Football, Rugby and Cricket. The 3 countries are also powerhouses in Rugby and Cricket and England is the bigger footballing nation.

[@davids6898]

John, how could you forget the great American pastime, baseball? You should have gotten that one right off the bat.

[@kevinhananto3884]

Cause you know, he's stumped 😂

[@angiehowie9149]

He coulda knocked it out of the park...

[@Arutha258]

Hey, John. In football, a Hail Mary is having your guys go deep, throwing the ball in the air and then hoping to God they catch it. The hoping to God part is why it's called a Hail Mary. In layman's terms, it's a last ditch attempt that relies on luck more than skill.

[@seanchadwick9036]

Netball: Its development, derived from early versions of basketball, began in England in the 1890s. By 1960, international playing rules had been standardised for the game, and the International Federation of Netball and Women's Basketball (later renamed the International Netball Federation (INF)) was formed. As of 2019, the INF comprises more than 70 national teams organized into five global regions.

[@lindseyrasmussen8371]

One I feel like I use often is "Blind-sided" from American football, used for when something catches you off guard and was completely unexpected. This was a fun video, I've never thought about all the idioms I know and use that are actually connected back to sports. Thanks for sharing!

[@dwanemarsh4378]

I'm 62, and American. I've been watching a lot of your presentations. I thought I knew a LOT about the world, having been to over 40 countries (retired U.S. military). And, I could easily add to much of what you are talking about. But, what I discovered right away is that I do NOT know as much as I should, and you guys are teaching me a LOT! Good stuff!

[@blueray15]

John wasn't wrong when he was describing Lacross. It does involve carrying a stick with a net on it and throwing the ball into a net to score. Field hockey is most similar to regular hockey but played on the grass instead of ice.

[@MaryEllen505]

A year after basketball was invented in 1891, the sport was modified for women to accommodate social conventions regarding their participation in sport, giving rise to women's basketball.

[@tonyfraietta2750]

You four are my favourite people on KZbin. And even though I'm Australian, John is my favourite. Sorry Walter!

[@pagodaone_5697]

Thank you for your comment, Tony!

[@lifeofjohn3993]

YES! Now this is the best comment

[@sarahmoellenberg]

I love the sassy banter amongst the 4 of you. I'm not sure my productivity will love the video research into AFL but it sounds amazing!

[@sherwinfortuin1495]

Rugby and powerlifting. Love from Cape Town🎉

[@yakeenwilliams2419]

Cape town !🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

[@yusufHaffejee-ql9oj]

Surfing?😌

[@ganapatikamesh]

I wouldn’t think lacrosse would be played in the UK, Australia, and South Africa since the game is a Native American (Amerindian) game. It’s also not very popular in the sense that it gets shown on ESPN very often, etc. That’s the only time I’ve seen it played, but otherwise many of my Native American friends play it for fun. Great examples! As an American, I also hadn’t heard of netball, so no worries John. I do know what AFL is, but only because I have a friend whose dad is Australian and mom is American whom I’ve known since high school when they moved here. It is becoming popular in the US because ESPN does broadcast AFL games. ESPN also broadcasts English Premiere League Football as its become quite popular over the last several years. I have friends that meet at each other’s houses to watch it. MLS is also really popular with many teams having their own stadiums now just like NFL, NHL, NBA, and MLB teams.

[@pagodaone_5697]

always love your comment, ganapatikamesh!

[@WillemKok1963]

GOT THIS FROM WIKIPEDIA - The history of netball can be traced to the early development of basketball. A year after basketball was invented in 1891, the sport was modified for women to accommodate social conventions regarding their participation in sport, giving rise to women's basketball. Variations of women's basketball arose across the United States and in England. At the Bergman Österberg physical training college in Dartford, England, the rules of women's basketball were modified over several years to form an entirely new sport: "net ball".[1] The first codified rules of netball were published at the start of the twentieth century, and from there the new sport spread throughout the British Empire.

[@xoliag8524]

In Victoria, since the main sport by far here is AFL, which we also just call football, football/soccer is generally called soccer. AFL also has some roots in an Aboriginal game played for thousands of years.

[@SherriLyle80s]

Lacrosse is a sport that goes back to the Native Americans. They were the inventors and have paintings of them playing it hundreds of years ago. But who knows how long they've played it for.

[@Kayenne54]

Also in South America, but I think I read somewhere they used actual human heads in some games...at some point. For whatever reason. Could be just Wiki pranking us all though...

[@regiseal]

Lacrosse is originally a Native American sport iirc!

[@ilovesecondhandsmoke]

The origin of lacrosse is Native American, so it stands to reason why it's mainly popular in the US.

[@shelbyfries8304]

Hi, just wanted to say I like your channel.😀💕...and I mooched my parents wifi the other day and they discovered you in their search history. Now I have to discuss every new episode with them.👍

[@pagodaone_5697]

😍thanks!!!

[@lifeofjohn3993]

Ha ha, I wonder how those discussions go...

[@shelbyfries8304]

@@lifeofjohn3993 Our discussions are always very similar to yours...fun, lively and wholesome!👍😄

[@noname-zd6wu]

I found some from Google which we are well aquatinted with ~ the ball is in your court (tennis) bark up the wrong tree (hunting) blind sided (Football/ Soccer) call the shots (billiards) chip in (gambling) get a head start (horse racing) get off the hook (fishing) give it your best shot (hunting) Just some of the many ❤️ Great video as always 👍

[@pagodaone_5697]

Thank you, wheatbread!

[@ShivagamiDevi]

As an indian i was expecting either sam walter or chantelle to mention cricket

[@tristanthomas8320]

I absolutely love pagoda one🇿🇦

[@alistairt7544]

Off the bat(Baseball), slam dunk(Basketball), game plan(any sports?), tackle the issue/problem(Football), etc.

[@samdog23]

Netball is the best! Aussie here. Most popular women’s sport in Australia

[@jaslynfirth738]

Australian here. Love watching your channel guys. I want to teach in korea, so Im learning lots. Chantelle you should follow the Richmond Tigers in AFL

[@Melissa-wx4lu]

I always saw a Hail Mairy as a last-ditch effort OR doing something so crazy. Like throwing the ball from the other end of the field and literally saying a Hail Mary prayer that it will score. And if it works....it's a miracle.

[@TheMbangel]

To Chantelle, Netball is still only for girls in school. However, when you play action Netball, meaning not for a school or for professional, there are mixed gender teams (depending on the place most likely).

[@Kaciele9]

Ya know actually, Americans calling it soccer is correct because that was its original name...from England! You Brits used to call it soccer and then decided never mind and now we have to hear from you "why do you called it soccer?" It's not our fault. Same with the metric system. The French rescinded their invitation to America when they held the convention for the conversion to the metric system. Americans just like to stick old ways and names...sometimes to the detriment of us.

[@thebatmanwhoposts9600]

Preach.

[@brandonk99ign]

Slam dunk. To accomplish something really successfully. I threw a hail Mary during my interview and i got hired. It was a slam dunk.

[@MaryEllen505]

Both field hockey and lacrosse use a stick to move the ball. Field hockey uses a stick that is curved and is used to push the ball up a field. It can be traced to ancient Egypt, Persia, and Greece; but the game as we know it, was developed in the British Isles in the late 19th century. Lacrosse was started by the American Indians and was originally known as stickball. In lacrosse you do not push the ball up the field but rather toss it between nets at the end of the sticks.

[@lifeofjohn3993]

Ah so I was right about Lacrosse being a stick with a net and throwing things! 😂😂

[@stephenkings5910]

I live in Cali it’s 1:48 am and I’m super drunk watching this. I’m off of work until Wednesday.😃

[@ava_lavender]

As a Californian, I knew "stumped" and "low blow" and "Hail Mary", but not "on the ball".

[@cahinton.]

They really need to get that new Canadian guy (from Korean Billy's channel) in on the group; I feel like they could use another North American to help balance things out a bit.

[@pagodaone_5697]

Thanks for the suggestion, Dangerous Person! we are thinking about getting more new faces for the new videos soon :) Thank you!

[@brunhildeconrad4010]

Loved it!

[@muireanne]

Yeah...like someone said earlier lacrosse is a Native American sport. Or at lease derived from one.

[@disanthropi]

Yeah its I think from the Aztecs. It was seriously brutal tho so obviously the rules are different now.

[@philipjooste9075]

"Stepping up to the plate" is so often used by sport commentators, and I'll bet they don't know it comes from baseball!

[@sukikerridge6453]

You guys are amazing!

[@juliewatts2117]

Lactose is the National summer sport of Canada. It is a game taught to the french and english by first nation people back when the french and english first came to Canada. It is played with a ball and stick with a small net on the end, on a field there are 2 teams.

[@tdiego8]

Yay!!! You aced it guys!!! Or you slam dunked it!!!

[@pagodaone_5697]

Great!!!!

[@mpd5005]

We need a 2nd part there are so many more to discuss.

[@crazymusicchick]

Chantelle atm the afl players have stupid iso haircuts atm lol but it’s a great game I’m sure you’ll like it

[@ericmatak3865]

The "Hail Mary" idiom is to use your last option and it's a long shot, or pass. In American football there was a team that had some one passed the football 90 something yards, and in the time it took the ball to make it to the receiver, the player that through the ball said the "Hail Mary" Prayer, and the team that made this pass for the first time made the touchdown and one the game

[@eideanbotha8655]

I love watching Rugby😊 it's a great past time here. But I've only ever played Canoe Polo🛶 and I love it! It's a contact sport in kayaks, and it can get pretty brutal at times. It's really fast paced too, similar to svevens Rugby. You guys should check it out if you enjoy Rugby and AFL😁😁

[@anyname13579]

I think hail Mary might also come from the name of the play. If I remember correctly, it comes from a specific play where you throw the ball really far in hopes that someone on your team will catch it and score a point. It's usually reserved for the end of the game when you have to do something to win. Of course, I could be wrong! I'm not a sports guy

[@Zenon0K]

That generally what is means now. It used to just mean a miraculous play because it's it's circumstances (the first reference to a play being termed a Hail Mary was a 20 yard flea flicker to complete a comeback as the game ended). Now it refers exclusively to a long distance pass. Because in that situation, 40-50-60 yards away, the "Hail Mary" is the only option. You either don't have the time to run more than one play and improve your field position, or a field goal kick isn't viable (either because you are loosing more more than the 3 points a field goal kick would provide you, or the wind makes the usually more reliable kick less reliable than a Hail Mary throw). In a regular ideal play, every receiver is defended by another player, so it's the receiver job to fool the defense while running his route so that he gets time and space to catch the pass. So it's more or less a quarterback throwing to one receiver, trying to beat one defender in open field. In a Hail Mary, your only goal as a quarterback is to throw the ball far enough to be caught in the endzone. You just throw the ball as far as you can as high as you can and say a "Hail Mary". That means than you know have 3-5 receivers, against 3-5 defenders, all bunched up together in a single mass. Instead of a normal pass where placement, timing, speed and a persons reach determine success, a Hail Mary relies pretty much on pure luck as to who catches it. It's incredibly rare for the ball to land right where the person that can jump the highest is. It's incredibly rare for a throw to go over the mass of bodies and be caught by the one person that didn't join the pile, and even that's lucky. Most of the time, it's luck. A defender completely whiffs on a catch or block, and a receiver that otherwise didn't have a shot catches it. A ball pops up off someone's hands and someone from outside the pile can now collect it. A defender completely mistimes his jump and lets a receiver now catch it.

[@jwakrazy3508]

Zenon Kowaliczko Only 4 WRs go long on hail mary making it 4 DBs on 4 WRs the tight end is probably what your thinking of to be the 5th receiver but rarely does he go out and if he does its short for a final option, the line is exposed on hail marys and it gives linebackers a chance to blitz so the tight end is required to help hold the line and protect the QB to give the receivers enough time before theres a sack

[@persephonebasilissa5109]

Really enjoyed this. Recommend doing animal idioms as well.

[@loz2677]

I think I head it on Qi (a British TV show) that netball rules are wrongly interpreted basketball rules and they have it so that people can't move if you have the ball because it was originally for women and they thought women couldn't handle moving with the ball. P.s love the video

[@pagodaone_5697]

thank you for the information, Laura!

[@shivauntimms6056]

Field hockey and netball are my favourite sports too...

[@a5tro25]

You guys rock

[@leanderinosanto7846]

To hit someone below the belt Origin: Martial arts. You hit someone below the belt when you do or say something unfair with the intention of hurting someone. By not looking the person in the face and fighting them directly, but rather being sneaky and “fighting dirty” with actions and words, you cause damage. Example: “You hit her below the belt when you said she was ugly. You know she is very insecure!”

[@vtbn53]

no no no no no

[@kristianaaberg7882]

Aussie rules footy mate!

[@francesco96frcs50]

I'm not really into sports, like John, but anyway the idiom “low blow” is 100% translatable in Italian with “colpo basso” which literally translated in English is “low hit” and I guess this time makes more sense in Italian than in English. Low blow sounds weird ahaha and why a blow should be painful when someone hit you is much more painful 😂😂 whatever your videos are as always fun and educational, thanks 🙂

[@touche5616]

Blow used as a noun means a hit

[@lifeofjohn3993]

I love it when certain idioms or expressions translate perfectly into another language!

[@Kayenne54]

From sailing you might have heard "Three sheets to the wind" (meaning pretty drunk with poor coordination); "drop the anchor" meaning stop, right now, whatever it is you are doing; to "take something on board" (to take note of); "to give a wide berth" (avoid if possible) and (joke!) "*helloooo* sailor" when you see a good looking guy with his shirt off, during an interview... ;-)

[@jasjuliaan]

Im not learning korean at all but like ur conversations bout the different topics so much :D greetings from germany ^^

[@pagodaone_5697]

Thank you, jasjuliaan!

[@keepmurmuring]

Hahahaha love the part when you’re correcting one another about football/soccer 🤣

[@imacastle]

Can't "sticky wicket" be taken from cricket and used as a euphemism for a "sticky situation?" Mate of mine from Singapore had to explain that one to me in the 90s.

[@4624Denise]

This was fun to watch! So, with the net ball does one just stand in the same place all the time?

[@benedictjudegovender2458]

I wish South Africans watched Aussie Rules. It's brilliant

[@BobbyBermuda1986]

'Stumped' would prob count more as a metaphor since an idiom is necessarily a whole phrase or sentence, the meaning of which you just have to learn on its own.

[@Wildevis]

A curveball I think comes from cricket, where they put such a spin on th abl it comes at an unexpected curve, so it also means something came at you unexpectedly, sort of blindsided you (as in America Foorball as well)

[@byusaranicole]

I had no idea "stumped" was a sports thing. Ha! Also, is Lacross (spelling?) played anywhere besides the east coast? I'd never heard of it before high school. Also, field hockey is only played at private schools here in Texas. Looked fun though.

[@damonarchary1582]

Stumped is a cricket term.cricket is like the coolest sport ever yo😹

[@disanthropi]

Lacrosse is played all over the country haha but its obviously not as popular as the main sports. I feel like rugby and field hockey are rich kid sports. Only my college friends from rich schools played them

[@matthias.3005]

Field hockey is the original but less fun hockey. We have it hear in SA 🇿🇦

[@franisthebest1234]

I’m sad rounders wasn’t brought up lolz , classic British game

[@AnoopVAparajit]

Three Cricket Playing Countries Here and no one here has cricket as their fav sport. See the commonwealth countries are not obsessed with cricket.

[@carmenjanzen866]

Cricket!!!!

[@aliceneighbour1666]

England we had netball for girls and boys in primary school, but when we moved up to secondary it was only for girls.

[@pagodaone_5697]

oh good to know! Thank you!

[@mhlave2440]

As a person who watched Cricket I was initially inclined to believe that "stumped " had cricket origins but was made to change that thinking along the way. There more plausible explanation of the origins of stump comes from agricultural background. In the olden days farmers would clear a field by felling down the trees and then removing the stumps afterwards. To remove some of these stumps proved very difficult and when asked whether they have cleared the field they would reply "No, I am still stumped", indicating that they still did not know how to get rid of the stumps. I'm a huge Football (soccer to the uninitiated 🤦🏽‍♂️) supporter. Boxing was my second sport for the longest of time.

[@pagodaone_5697]

Thank you foryour comment, Khumbulani!

[@randygokuduncan6113]

Walters obviously never played rugby league if he thinks afl is one of the most brutal sports

[@tanakatotoe9484]

I know it’s weird to be saying this but Sam is just so adorable lol

[@LJBSullivan]

The ball is in your court. Basketball term. It's your decision. Oh also slam dunk. Again basketball. It was an easy win. I slam dunked that math test!

[@reghardstoltz3419]

I playd Ringball its men netbal 😂🙌

[@futurez12]

Sam's great, but I've never heard anyone refer to a player being 'on the ball' when they're having a good game. 'On fire' maybe. On the ball in football/soccer literally means the player who, is at that moment, in possession of the ball. I don't think the saying comes from football/soccer. I can't think where it comes from. Edit: I just Googled it and it may come from ALL sports that involve a ball, but refers mainly to keeping your eyes on the ball, which would make sense. It would actually make some sense to use it as Sam did but it isn't used that way in football, or at least it isn't at all common to say that in football.

[@summersu2537]

Doesn't the US also have field hockey too........

[@kfletch19]

It's played alot in the Northeastern States (Virginia to Massachusetts and states around there) and mostly by females.

[@sohaila1226]

Isn't "out of the blue" also a sports idiom? I thought it was a common one.

[@DavidSpecialis]

Google says on the ball is from 20th century baseball term

[@johnlabus7359]

When Australians and South Africans pretend that they don't "really" use the word soccer, and the English pretend that they didn't invent the word.....

[@MyAltag]

South Africans use the word Soccer all the time. Football is used, but not that often. Football in South Africa can also mean Rugby. Used to be Rugby/Football and Soccer as another sport.

[@johnlabus7359]

@Brad Sanchez They didn't own the fact that they primarily say soccer. They were wishy washy to seem more aligned with the Brit.

[@gracer1486]

FIELD HOCKEY YESSSSS 🏑🥰🤪

[@theJuLYheat]

Yeah except he had to Google the example. How do you not get into a single sport at all? For the record, not shaming at all, genuinely curious. I always assumed that liking at least one sport at least a little bit was in American blood.

[@JamesBerkley1]

Strange observation, but while watching some of your past videos my husband noticed that Walter rarely looks at John and has closed off body language.. He said it seems like there’s some tension between the two. Now it’s all I see. Are we off base?

[@pagodaone_5697]

Oh! did it look like that? well well, they get along just fine usually but thanks for your comment :) i will let him know about it.

[@-zipcoke218]

세명이서 존 놀리기 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 이번 영상 제목을 바꾸자 ㅋㅋㅋ

[@pagodaone_5697]

ㅎㅎㅎ 그래도 서로 엄청 친하답니다~

[@lifeofjohn3993]

ㅎㅎㅎ 우리 친해서 놀리기가 웃는 편이에요 🤣🤣

[@siyabongamchunu4342]

An Australian, a Brit and a South African...and cricket doesn't come up?

[@mithrasrevisited4873]

Netball was started just after Basketball. At that time women wanted(do not judge me) a non contact version and Netball was invented. It has been in the Olympics.

[@sksjdkk]

I have a question for Sam. I don't remember well, but I remember you're not from Manchester. Is there a reason you support Manchester United?

[@joshsmith2178]

In the UK for some reason or another people might support a certain team even if they're not from there. For example people from all over the UK support liverpool even if they're not from there

[@IceMetalPunk]

I'm not from the UK, but I do believe Manchester United is quite popular all across the country there.

[@mohammadhamzahirfan5676]

0:13 all men are same

[@MoeAdams]

Oh you guys forgot about Time-out its from basketball 🏀

[@pagodaone_5697]

oh! should've mentioned that!

[@zachfinnplace]

Watching this, I realized QI explained the origin of netball. John basically called it lol kzbin.info/www/bejne/iX3co2qKgrF5i9k . The story is actually quite interesting, per the name of the show.

[@brellnob]

Soccer is the original name for the sport.

[@rudipittaway8800]

❤💙💚💛💜

[@bertinanathasha8662]

Any of you guys like Cricket???

[@pagodaone_5697]

Walter does for sure!

[@daliyashohat1320]

Hit for a six - shocked

[@AWF1000]

I never hear anyone in Australia call Soccer "Football".. we just call it Soccer. We already have 2 football codes AFL and NRL. Probably the die hard A League fans call it football though but I don't watch it so I don't know.

[@gospodipomiluj2]

Im from south Africa she forgot the accent 😢

[@livingaschantelle2997]

This is how I’ve always spoken 😄 South Africans don’t have only one accent, we’re too diverse haha😀🇿🇦

[@yamachoezom5911]

John you are not from America, you can't represent whole America (south, central and north). And Sam, are you really from the England or the UK.

[@sushi777300]

????????????????????????? Such a weird comment

[@matthewsmith908]

Don't be weird. John's clearly from the US, which is commonly known as 'America' in the English speaking world. And Sam is English, which is also in the UK. He's not claiming to be from Scotland or Wales.

[@yamachoezom5911]

Matthew Smith Yes it would sound weird to self centered egoistic Americans who thinks that they can represent whole of America.

[@yamachoezom5911]

Brad Sanchez Yes grow up, stop being an imperialistic and colonial morons. Don't think that some random privileged white dude can represents whole of America, educate yourself. Nothing against Sam and John though.

[@Arutha258]

North America has North Americans. South America has South Americans. Those are separate continents. The United States of America has, wait for it, AMERICANS. When you're asked about your nationality, you don't respond with what continent you're on. You answer with your nation. Nobody in ANY other country calls themselves Americans. Get over it.