By JOHN JAMES MARSHALL/Designated Writers

Have you noticed that just about every athlete in every sport at every level says the same thing every time whenever a big moment happens?

Trotting around the bases after a home run, celebrating in the end zone or sinking a 30-foot putt, it’s the become the same ol’ same ol’.

“Let’s goooooo!”

From the NBA down to travel baseball teams, it has reached epidemic proportions. At least 9 out of 10 reactions by an athlete in an emotional, we-are-fired-up situation will be punctuated with these two words.

It may be a lack of creative imagination, but it’s gotten old very quickly. Maybe you haven’t noticed, but now you will. It’s inescapable.

I guess it beats some of the more graphic alternatives — a cousin of “heck, yes” comes quickly to mind — but “let’s go” need to be gone. Possible replacements include:

** “That’s what I’m talkin ’bout!” has always been a favorite of mine, mostly because I laugh every time I hear it. It had to originate at Talledega or Darlington at some point.

** “Hurd dat!” is another classic that could easily incorporated. Kevin Durant slams one home and screams out “hurd dat!” as he heads back downcourt. Sure, no one would have any idea what he’s talking about, but it would be all over Twitter within the hour.

** “That’s the fact, Jack!” Borrowed from the movie Stripes, it has appeal in that it is usable with or without someone named Jack being in proximity.

But really, anything will do. And that it what I am talking about.