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===Catchphrases=== Scott became well known for his use of catch phrases, following in the ''SportsCenter'' tradition begun by [[Dan Patrick (sportscaster)|Dan Patrick]] and [[Keith Olbermann]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/2003-11-25-sportscenter-scott-responses_x.htm| work=USA Today | date=December 3, 2003 | access-date=May 24, 2010 |title= Boo-yah or just boo? Scott has fans and detractors}}</ref> He popularized the phrase ''booyah'', which spread from sports into mainstream culture.<ref name=strauss_01042015>{{cite news|last=Strauss|first=Chris|title=ESPN's Stuart Scott dies after lengthy battle with cancer|date=January 4, 2015|newspaper=USA Today|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2015/01/04/stuart-scott-espn-obituary-cancer/13588487/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104195334/http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2015/01/04/stuart-scott-espn-obituary-cancer/13588487/|archive-date=January 4, 2015|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name=sandomir/> Some of the catchphrases included: * "Boo-yah!"<ref name=ESPN>{{cite web|last1=Wulf|first1=Steve|title=Stuart Scott dies at age of 49|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/12118296/stuart-scott-espn-anchor-dies-age-49 |website=ESPN|date=January 4, 2015 |access-date=June 25, 2020}}</ref> * "Hallah"<ref name=onthemedia>{{cite web|last1=Transcript|title=Is Stuart Scott Frontin?|url=http://www.onthemedia.org/story/131064-is-stuart-scott-frontin/transcript/|website=onthemedia.org|access-date=January 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150105021209/http://www.onthemedia.org/story/131064-is-stuart-scott-frontin/transcript/|archive-date=January 5, 2015|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> * "As cool as the other side of the pillow"<ref name=ESPN/> * "He must be the bus driver cuz he was takin' him to school."<ref name=ESPN/> * "He must be jelly cause jam don't shake like that!"<ref>{{cite web |title=Throwback to one of Stuart Scott's legendary SC highlights |url=https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=788057935335339 |website=Facebook.com |access-date=12 December 2023}}</ref> * "Holla at a playa when you see him in the street!"<ref name="remembering stuart scout" /> * "Just call him butter 'cause he's on a roll"<ref name=sandomir/> * "They call him the Windex Man 'cause he's always cleaning the glass"<ref name=heavy>{{cite web|last1=Rothkranz|first1=Lindzy|title=They Call Him the Windex Man 'Cause He's Always Cleaning the Glass|url=http://heavy.com/sports/2015/01/stuart-scott-5-best-catchphrases-sayings-phrases/|website=heavy.com|date=January 4, 2015 |access-date=January 4, 2015}}</ref> * "You ain't gotta go home, but you gotta get the heck outta here."<ref name=heavy/> * "He treats him like a dog. Sit. Stay."<ref name=heavy/> * "And the Lord said you got to rise up!"<ref>{{cite news|last1=Chawkins|first1=Steve|title=Stuart Scott dies at 49; ESPN sportscaster with catchphrases|url=https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-stuart-scott-20150105-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=January 5, 2015|date=January 4, 2015}}</ref> * "Make all the kinfolk proud ... Pookie, Ray Ray and Moesha"<ref name=BET>{{cite web|title=10 Unforgettable Stuart Scott Catchphrases|url=https://www.bet.com/photo-gallery/ti1rrb/10-unforgettable-stuart-scott-catchphrases/scibj6|website=BET.com|access-date=July 24, 2015}}</ref> * "It's your world, kid ... The rest of us are still paying rent"<ref name=BET/> * "Can I get a witness from the congregation?"<ref name=BET/> * "Doing it, doing it, doing it well"<ref name=BET/> * "See ... What had happened was"<ref name=BET/>
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