The five S's of sports training are: stamina, speed, strength, skill, and spirit; but the greatest of these is spirit. — Ken Doherty Copy Share Image
If character is what you do when no one is watching, then sportsmanship is that conduct with everybody watching. — Bob Ley Copy Share Image
Golf is the only game in which a precise knowledge of the rules can earn one a reputation for bad sportsmanship. — Patrick Campbell, 3rd Baron Glenavy Copy Share Image
There is value in any experience that exercises those ethical restraints collectively called sportsmanship. — Aldo Leopold Copy Share Image
The most important thing I learned [from running] is that there is only one runner in this race, and that is me. — George A. Sheehan Copy Share Image
It's good sportsmanship to not pick up lost golf balls while they are still rolling. — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
Pitching is 80% of the game and the other half is hitting and fielding. — Mickey Rivers Copy Share Image
Sportsmanship to me is going out and playing as hard as you can within the rules. — Bobby Bowden Copy Share Image
Dan really came into his own pitching last year (during Legion play). He received the sportsmanship award during the regional tournament. — Wade Clark Mackey Copy Share Image
Victories in life come through our ability to work around and over the obstacles that cross our path. We grow stronger as… — Marvin J. Ashton Copy Share Image
She's learned to listen more and improve different aspects of her game. I'm most proud that she's improved her sportsmanship, her demeanor… — Elaine Jones Copy Share Image
Sportsmanship is that quality of honor that desires always to be courteous, fair, and respectful, and it is interpreted in the conduct… — Fielding H. Yost Copy Share Image
In the name of all competitors, I promise that we will take part in these Olympic Games, respecting and abiding by all… — Pierre de Coubertin Copy Share Image
“...(he) had his own set of rules: "ride clean and ride fair." Asked by reporters how he managed to keep calm despite… — Lesa Cline-Ransome Copy Share Image
I got a lot of the greatest values in life from playing sports, from playing football - teamwork, sportsmanship, my work ethic,… — Jon Gruden Copy Share Image
What I admire most in any man is a serene spirit, a steady freedom from moral indignation, and all-embracing tolerance--in brief,what is… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
Aside from being bad sportsmanship - Romney basically said Obama won by cheating - he was displaying the same obtuseness about the… — John Podhoretz Copy Share Image
The most important lesson I've learned from sports is how to be not only a gracious winner, but a good loser as… — Amy Van Dyken Copy Share Image
Skateboarding doesn't make you a skateboarder; not being able to stop skateboarding makes you a skateboarder. — Lance Mountain Copy Share Image
“It's considered good sportsmanship not to pick up lost golf balls while they are still rolling.” — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
Sometimes I think sportsmanship is a little bit forgotten in place of the individual attention. — Cal Ripken, Jr Copy Share Image
A good coach will make his players see what they can be rather than what they are. — Ara Parseghian Copy Share Image
For what I get paid to get into the ring, I owe it to my fans to uphold the institution of sportsmanship. — Mike Tyson Copy Share Image
Sportsmanship, next to the Church, is the greatest teacher of morals. — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
The focus should be on the players. I'm here a long time. You can call me in the summer. Our seniors will… — Dean Smith Copy Share Image
That wasn't good, that wasn't sportsmanship. I was amazed he took that shot. — Tristan Blackwood Copy Share Image
Sports is a moral undertaking because it requires of participants, and it schools spectators in the appreciation of, noble things - courage,… — George Will Copy Share Image
When you're playing it as a business... your livelihood depends on winning and losing and so some- times sportsmanship is lost, as… — Danny Ainge Copy Share Image
The All-Star Game represents everything we as a nation love about basketball on and off the court - diversity, sportsmanship and, most… — Casey Wasserman Copy Share Image
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… — Chili Davis Copy Share Image
I wanted to be positive. I have good sportsmanship. You leave everything on a good note, you just smile and shake hands. — Vernon Davis Copy Share Image
When you go out on to that field it's going to be war. Sportsmanship is playing to the best of your abilities… — Bruce Grobbelaar Copy Share Image
A lot of young players don't really know much about the history of the game and a lot of them are missing… — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
It's who I am. You win awards for sportsmanship and whatever, but that's just me being me. I'm not doing anything extra. — Mike Conley Jr Copy Share Image
Sports for me is when a guy walks off the court, and you really can't tell whether he won or lost, when… — Jim Courier Copy Share Image
I would advise all youths aspiring to athletic fame or a professional career to practice clean living, fair play and good sportsmanship. — Major Taylor Copy Share Image
After I hit a home run I had a habit of running the bases with my head down. I figured the pitcher… — Mickey Mantle Copy Share Image
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