When the baseball announcer would mention Randy Johnson's nickname, The Big Unit, for years I thought they were calling him "The Big Eunuch." I could not imagine why they would call him that unless it was because he was so big!
A childhood belief about sport

others believed things like this
- whenever the tv announcer said "brought to you", I thought it was one word - "brotue".Anon
- I thought Jack was a nickname for Jackery ( like Zack and Zachary).— Bootlebat
- I thought for some reason that chewing tobacco was REQUIRED for Major League Baseball players.— Jeff
- I thought my age started at 4, because I couldn't recall any mention of my age before.Anon
- My mother used to call my behind "a paw paw" and for many years I refused to eat paw paws (papayas)— Garth
- I thought "Virgin Mary" was actually "Verge 'n Mary" and that Verge was a nickname for Joseph. — Rachel