Having Good Sportsmanship Quotes & Sayings

The death penalty fulfills a preventive function, but it is also very clearly a form of revenge. It is an especially severe form of punishment because it is so final. The human life is ended and the executed person is deprived of the opportunity to change, to restore the harm done or compensate for it. — Dalai Lama

It's considered good sportsmanship not to pick up lost golf balls while they are still rolling. — Mark Twain

Whenever I do my own makeup, I usually only do foundation, bronzer, and mascara. — Jessica Szohr

That wasn't good, that wasn't sportsmanship. I was amazed he took that shot. — Tristan Blackwood

Good sportsmanship means treating others with respect. I consider myself a pretty good sport. — Tommy Hilfiger

Persons like you say, 'I'm an individual, therefore I oppose any power over me.' That right there does not follow. How about 'I'm an individual, therefore I notice and understand my place in the grand scheme of things'? I've heard of persons who don't feel small in the vastness of Nature or intimidated by its challenges, and that strikes me as a lack of perspective. If all you can see is yourself, you're not seeing very far. How about, 'I'm an individual, therefore I notice and understand that my success depends on others' success, because we're all interconnected'? That does not negate my individuality or threaten my freedom. We support each other on a team. Your problem is you don't know we're all on the same team, because you're too busy holding the ball, saying, 'Mine!', and not playing the game with good sportsmanship. Yeah, good sportsmanship. Ever heard of that? — Robert Peate

When you're at your absolute, most exhausted ... That's when you have to be at the top of your game. — Bill Hader

In your imagination, nothing is impossible — Raisa Rahman

Most of my ribbons were for good sportsmanship, a backhanded compliment if ever there was one. — David Sedaris

Even so, the land felt like it still does today - it filled the hollow in a satisfying way. — Arlo Crawford

Once it arrives, erotic sex cannot be chased or grasped at, for it shows itself when you're not looking. — Alexandra Katehakis

Good sportsmanship we hail, we sing, It's always pleasant when you spot it. There's only one unhappy thing: You have to lose to prove that you've got it. — Richard Armour

True sportsmanship is ...
Knowing that you need your opponent because without him or her, there is no game.
Acknowledging that your opponent holds the same deep-rooted aspirations and expectations as you.
Knowing that, win or lose, you will walk off the course with pride.
Always taking the high road.
And always, always, always being a good sport. — Lorii Myers

I would advise all youths aspiring to athletic fame or a professional career to practice clean living, fair play and good sportsmanship. — Major Taylor

I would rather win than have good sportsmanship. — Allen Iverson

I'm thinking that I shouldn't have filed my nails last night. — Dara Torres

Have I done more for some today ? Than some have done for me ? If a person can answer yes at the end of a day, then that person has had a good day. — Kevin Wall

Professionalism is not sportsmanship. If you don't succeed, you won't be in your profession for long. In our society, it's not about good or bad. It's about who's on top. — Chili Davis

Sportsmanship is the ethical and moral dimension of sports. It is demonstrated by a number of attributes and attitudes such as fair play, respect for the rules and traditions of the sport and various traits of good character including integrity (abiding by the letter and spirit of the rules and concepts of honor); demonstrated respect for others including teammates, opponents, officials and spectators; accountability, self-control, and graciousness in victory and defeat. — Michael Josephson

Games give you a chance to excel, and if you're playing in good company you don't even mind if you lose because you had the enjoyment of the company during the course of the game. — Gary Gygax

Dally was so real he scared me. — S.E. Hinton

Good sportsmanship goes beyond the game; it starts with respect. — Tommy Hilfiger

Could he ever have been good? How do you change the past? Where does evil begin? She — Terry Pratchett

I've always claimed that success in writing - provided of course one had what it takes to make a writer - is like success in marriage, largely a question of good sportsmanship, of keeping on keeping on, of giving one's best and trying, everlastingly trying to make that best, better. — Emilie Loring

I think sportsmanship is knowing that it is a game, that we are only as a good as our opponents, and whether you win or lose, to always give 100 percent. — Sue Wicks