True sportsmanship is excellence in motion! ~Lorii Myers
One man practicing sportsmanship is far better than a hundred teaching it. ~Knute Rockne
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
It's good sportsmanship to not pick up lost golf balls while they are still rolling. ~Mark Twain
Sometimes I think sportsmanship is a little bit forgotten in place of the individual attention. ~Cal Ripken, Jr.
You are never really playing an opponent. You are playing yourself, your own highest standards, and when you reach your limits, that is real joy. ~Arthur Ashe
It's not so important who starts the game but who finishes it. ~John Wooden
Win or lose, do it fairly. ~Knute Rockne
Champions keep playing until they get it right. ~Billie Jean King
It does not matter how many times you get knocked down, but how many times you get up. ~Vince Lombardi
A winner never whines. ~Paul Brown
I can accept failure. Everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying. ~Michael Jordan
To play is in the mind. To win is in the heart. ~Jennifer McCombs
Victory is in the quality of the competition, not just the final score. ~Mike Marshall
Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation.Your character is what you really are while your reputation is merely what others think you are. ~John Wooden
Sportsmanship for me is when a guy walks off the court and you really can't tell whether he won or lost, when he carries himself with pride either way. ~Jim Courier
It is your response to winning and losing that makes you a winner or a loser. ~Harry Sheehy
I never thought about losing, but now that it's happened, the only thing is to do it right. ~Muhammad Ali
Every game, you have so many people watching you. You can show good sportsmanship by helping other players up, and not talking back to coaches and referees. ~Kelly Fry
Sportsmanship is not just about being nice. It is much more important than that. It's about realizing that you could not compete without an opponent and that she has the same goals as you. ~Stephanie Deibler
A lion never roars after a kill. ~Dean Smith
When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less. ~Paul Brown
Never let a win get to your head, or a loss to your heart. ~Chuck D
For when the One Great Scorer comes To mark against your name, He writes - not that you won or lost - But HOW you played the Game. ~Grantland Rice
Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for a change. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
What you are as a person is far more important than what you are as a basketball player. ~John Wooden
The only way to prove that you're a good sport is to lose. ~Ernie Banks
If you win through bad sportsmanship that's no real victory. ~Babe Didrikson Zaharias
There is no such thing as sportsmanship. ~Terrell Davis
It is better to know defeat than to know nothing at all. ~Liam D'Souza
Sportsmanship, next to the Church, is the greatest teacher of morals. ~Herbert Hoover
Sportsmanship is making sure you have respect for the guy you're playing across from. ~Warren Moon
If you spend a lot of time on sportsmanship, you're going to spend a lot of time losing. ~Glenn Dobbs
There is value in any experience that exercises those ethical restraints collectively called sportsmanship. ~Aldo Leopold
Thats the beauty of sport. Sometimes you laugh, sometimes you cry ~Pep Guardiola
Winning isn't everything, but wanting to win is. ~Vince Lombardi
Don't praise your own good shots. Leave that function to your partner who, if a good sport, will not be slow in performing it. ~Harry Vardon
No matter if you win or lose, the most important thing in life is to enjoy what you have.
Dong Dong
Win or lose, I'll feel good about myself. That's what is important. ~Mary Docter
Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose. ~Lyndon B. Johnson
I would prefer even to lose with honor than to win by cheating. ~Sophocles
Sometimes you lose. Nothing you can do but admit it. ~Sarah Dessen
Always imitate the behavior of the winners when you lose. ~George Meredith
Winning is only half of it. Having fun is the other half. ~Bum Phillips
The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart. ~Robert Green Ingersoll
For me, being memorable is more important than winning. ~Ricki Lake
What winning is to me is not giving up, is no matter what's thrown at me, I can take it. And I can keep going. ~Patrick Swayze
Losing is no disgrace if you've given your best. ~Jim Palmer
Winning is about heart, not just legs. It's got to be in the right place. ~Lance Armstrong
The determination to win is the better part of winning. ~Daisaku Ikeda
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