Manute Bol responsible for coining the term “my bad” is the greatest news I’ve heard all week.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Jan. 10, 1989: When he throws a bad pass, he’ll say, ”My bad” instead of ”My fault,” and now all the other players say the same thing.
USA Today, Jan. 27, 1989: After making a bad pass, instead of saying ”my fault,” Manute Bol says, ”my bad.” Now all the other Warriors say it too.
Sporting News, May 15, 1989: Bol says “my bad” when he means “my fault.”