Best Sportsmanship Quotes

It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation.

When you are 4-0 up you should never lose 7-1.

Remember that sports are meant to be fun. Don’t let someone make the sport unfun for you.

I was pleased with both games. Our sportsmanship was outstanding.

In the name of all competitors I promise that we will take part in these Olympic Games, respecting and abiding by all the rules which govern them, in the true spirit of sportsmanship, for the glory of sport and the honour of our teams.

Contrary to the royal and uptight image of polo, I want to bring it to a younger generation. This is a great sport that can have a larger audience and appeal to more people. Sportsmanship is lacking in many other sports that I don’t want to name.

Follow your dreams as long as you live! Never be afraid to go out on the limb to live up to your expectations. Always do things your way and Have Fun!

Dan really came into his own pitching last year (during Legion play). He received the sportsmanship award during the regional tournament.

Golf is the only game in which a precise knowledge of the rules can earn one a reputation for bad sportsmanship.

Struggle and survival, losing and winning, doesn’t matter. It’s entering the race that counts. You enter, you can win, you can lose …. but it’s all about entering the race.

When champions fail, they get back up and try again. They don’t let failure discourage them.

Skateboarding doesn’t make you a skateboarder; not being able to stop skateboarding makes you a skateboarder.

I don’t do things half-heartedly. Because I know if I do, I can expect half-hearted results. Most people get it the honest way by setting their goals and committing themselves to achieving their goals. That’s the only way I did it anyway. Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.

The most important lesson I’ve learned from sports is how to be not only a gracious winner, but a good loser as well. Not everyone wins all the time, as a matter of fact, no one wins all the time. Winning is the easy part, losing is really tough. But, you learn more from one loss than you do from a million wins. You learn a lot about sportsmanship.

When you’re playing it as a business… your livelihood depends on winning and losing and so some- times sportsmanship is lost, as in the process of billion dollar companies.

On Chris Evert: Before I even met her, she stood for everything I admired in this country: poise, ability, sportsmanship, money, style.

Never buy gold, simply earn it

It is not overwhelmingly difficult for a committed group of players with only average individual basketball skills to put together a very good team defense.

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

Sportsmanship is making sure you have respect for the guy you’re playing across from.

That wasn’t good, that wasn’t sportsmanship. I was amazed he took that shot.

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

Competition is great for everyone. Sports can teach you so much at an early age, including camaraderie and sportsmanship. Competition aspect is something I’ve always been big on – I always wanted to compete in something. It was swimming for many years, then I moved on to basketball. I had to find a way to channel my competitive energy, so I’m lucky that basketball worked out for me.

Golf is a great way for someone to learn discipline, responsibility and sportsmanship.?

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.

There is no such thing as sportsmanship.

Sportsmanship… what a load of crap, don’t preach your morality to me. Steve Austin doesn’t have any mercy… you want mercy? Take your *ss to church!

We lost because we didn’t win.

Concentration is the ability to think about absolutely nothing when it is absolutely necessary.

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.

To win, I’d run over Joe’s mom too.

It’s good sportsmanship to not pick up lost golf balls while they are still rolling.

It is my thought that clean living and a strict observance of the golden rule of true sportsmanship are foundation stones without which a championship structure cannot be built.

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