Good Sportsmanship Quotes

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.

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.

I would rather win than have good sportsmanship.

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

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

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.

If you win through bad sportsmanship that's no real victory.

What you are as a person is far more important than what you are as a basketball player.

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

One man practicing sportsmanship is far better than a hundred teaching it.

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

The only way to prove that you're a good sport is to lose.

Tactics, fitness, stroke ability, adaptability, experience, and sportsmanship are all necessary for winning.