Sports

“A very long forward pass in American football, made in desperation with only a small chance of success… has become generalized to refer to any last-ditch effort with little chance of success.” Source: Gabriel Weinberg's Mental Models I Find Repeatedly Useful

In tennis, an “error in a service or return shot that cannot be attributed to any factor other than poor judgement and execution by the player; contrasted with a forced error,” “an error caused by an opponent’s good play.” Source: Gabriel Weinberg's