10 Unforgettable Stuart Scott Catchphrases

The late sportscaster left us with some great jewels.

Stuart Scott's Most Memorable Signature Phrases - The death of trendsetting ESPN anchor Stuart Scott on Sunday sent reverberations through the sports world. The loss especially hit home with Rich Eisen, who was Scott's longtime co-anchor on ESPN's Sportscenter. Eisen, who's now with the NFL Network, channeled Scott on Sunday in aptly calling the highlights of the Cincinnati Bengals-Indianapolis Colts game using purely Scott's catchphrases. Eisen brilliantly trickled through Scott's signature sayings such as "As Cool as the Other Side of the Pillow," "Can I Get a Witness From the Congregation" and "BOO-YAH!" Scott will always be remembered for his nimble lexicon and infusing hip hop culture in his commentary. Here, BET.com points out 10 catchphrases that the iconic anchor brought to ESPN. Rest in peace, Stuart Scott.(Photo: Kevin Winter/...

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Stuart Scott's Most Memorable Signature Phrases - The death of trendsetting ESPN anchor Stuart Scott on Sunday sent reverberations through the sports world. The loss especially hit home with Rich Eisen, who was Scott's longtime co-anchor on ESPN's Sportscenter. Eisen, who's now with the NFL Network, channeled Scott on Sunday in aptly calling the highlights of the Cincinnati Bengals-Indianapolis Colts game using purely Scott's catchphrases. Eisen brilliantly trickled through Scott's signature sayings such as "As Cool as the Other Side of the Pillow," "Can I Get a Witness From the Congregation" and "BOO-YAH!" Scott will always be remembered for his nimble lexicon and infusing hip hop culture in his commentary. Here, BET.com points out 10 catchphrases that the iconic anchor brought to ESPN. Rest in peace, Stuart Scott.(Photo: Kevin Winter/...

'Make All the Kinfolk Proud...Pookie, Ray Ray and Moesha' - It's a line that Stuart Scott dropped on the regular and a big reason why superstars like LeBron James grew up watching him. (Photo: Lebron James via Instagram)

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'Make All the Kinfolk Proud...Pookie, Ray Ray and Moesha' - It's a line that Stuart Scott dropped on the regular and a big reason why superstars like LeBron James grew up watching him. (Photo: Lebron James via Instagram)

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'It's Your World, Kid...The Rest of Us Are Still Paying Rent' - A fitting line crowning the next best superstar in a sport, don't you think? (Photo: Dwyane Wade via Instagram)

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'It's Your World, Kid...The Rest of Us Are Still Paying Rent' - A fitting line crowning the next best superstar in a sport, don't you think? (Photo: Dwyane Wade via Instagram)

'Can I Get a Witness From the Congregation' - Anytime a huge play was made, Stuart Scott would yell out this line. (Photo: Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images)

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'Can I Get a Witness From the Congregation' - Anytime a huge play was made, Stuart Scott would yell out this line. (Photo: Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images)

'You Ain't Gotta Go Home, But You Gotta Get the Heck up Out of Here' - It's interesting that Stuart Scott's humor allowed ESPN to stretch him across platforms...even interviewing Kevin Hart. (Photo: Leon Bennett/Getty Images)

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'You Ain't Gotta Go Home, But You Gotta Get the Heck up Out of Here' - It's interesting that Stuart Scott's humor allowed ESPN to stretch him across platforms...even interviewing Kevin Hart. (Photo: Leon Bennett/Getty Images)

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'As Cool as the Other Side of the Pillow' - It's not that Stuart Scott coined the phrase "As cool as the other side of the pillow." He didn't. But what the iconic ESPN anchor did was take the phrase and bring it to live Sportscenter shows, injecting it into sports highlights with a hip hop vibe. Whether it was interviewing Michael Jordan or calling plays on Sportscenter, Scott was always "as cool as the other side of the pillow." (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images for MJCI)

'Plays His Enemies Like a Game of Chess' - The legendary sports broadcaster always had his ear to the streets, borrowing this line from another icon — Lauryn Hill.(Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images for Michael Jordan Celebrity Invitational)

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'Plays His Enemies Like a Game of Chess' - The legendary sports broadcaster always had his ear to the streets, borrowing this line from another icon — Lauryn Hill.(Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images for Michael Jordan Celebrity Invitational)

'Doing It, Doing It, Doing It Well' - An ode to LL Cool J's hit record...yup, Stuart Scott was the only one who could weave those lyrics and many more into a live Sportscenter highlight.(Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images For ESPYS)

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'Doing It, Doing It, Doing It Well' - An ode to LL Cool J's hit record...yup, Stuart Scott was the only one who could weave those lyrics and many more into a live Sportscenter highlight.(Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images For ESPYS)

'Straight Butter' - "Straight Butter" — it's one of the sayings the legendary ESPN anchor and loving father of two daughters used to drop on the regular. (Photo: Martin Roe / Retna Ltd via Corbis Images)

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'Straight Butter' - "Straight Butter" — it's one of the sayings the legendary ESPN anchor and loving father of two daughters used to drop on the regular. (Photo: Martin Roe / Retna Ltd via Corbis Images)

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'See...What Had Happened Was' - Lifting it right out of a Fresh Prince of Bel Air episode, Stuart Scott regularly dropped this gem while calling out player miscues in sports highlights. We're not mad and we bet Will Smith ain't either.(Photo: Marcel Thomas/ZUMAPRESS.com via Corbis Images)

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'See...What Had Happened Was' - Lifting it right out of a Fresh Prince of Bel Air episode, Stuart Scott regularly dropped this gem while calling out player miscues in sports highlights. We're not mad and we bet Will Smith ain't either.(Photo: Marcel Thomas/ZUMAPRESS.com via Corbis Images)

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"BOO-YAH!" - We saved the best Stuart Scott catchphrase for last. It's only right. BOO-YAH! Stuart Scott...gone, but never forgotten. (Photo: Aaron Josefczyk/Icon SMI via Corbis Images)

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