Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. I heard Tonya Harding is calling herself the Charles Barkley of figure skating. "Hilfiger vs Nadal". One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team. Winning solves everything. Tiger Woods, 39. "Events.Namespace": "csa", Its entering the race that counts. I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. People talk about pressure. Votes: 6. "Passion first and everything will fall into place.". That means I played sever years without ever hitting the ball. Mickey Mantle, 3. Obstacles dont have to stop you. Its the will to prepare to win that matters. Paul Bear Bryant, 69. Always work hard, never give up, and fight until the end because its never really over until the whistle blows. Alex Morgan, 15. When you lose, say less. Paul Brown, 32. 1. 2. PLEASURE???? These sportsmanship quotes will inspire you. Coaches are teachers too, and these teaching quotes truly capture the priceless value of education. Marvin J. Ashton (1982). googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); _Q: [] Some are funny, some are inspirational, plenty are about winning and losing. If character is what you do when no one is watching, then sportsmanship is that conduct with everybody watching. Emma Taubenfeld is a former assistant editor for Readers Digest who writes about digital lifestyle topics such as memes, social media captions, pickup lines and cute pets. I consider myself a pretty good sport. ~ Tommy Hilfiger, Ive missed more than 9000 shots in my career. Courage, sacrifice, determination, commitment, toughness, heart, talent, guts. And that is why I succeed. Michael Jordan, 7. The opportunity to play. ~ Mike Singletary, Sports for me is when a guy walks off the court, and you really cant tell whether he won or lost when he carries himself with pride either way. ~ Jim Courier, The more credit you give away, the more will come back to you. Im most proud that shes improved her sportsmanship, her demeanor on the field. Persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievement. Marv Levy, 68. The principle is competing against yourself. One man practicing sportsmanship is far better than 50 preaching it. The more you dream, the farther you get. They Call Me Coach, McGraw Hill Professional. You cant always be the best. You have to remember that the hard days are what make you stronger. Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships. Stay the course. You learn a lot about sportsmanship. January 1, 2007. var ue_id = "0H4FD1Y7SEFC7FRF5A2J"; If you think youre done, you always have at least 40 percent more. Lauren Crandall, 75. Winners never quit and quitters never win. Vince Lombardi, 44. Not everyone wins all the time, as a matter of fact, no one wins all the time. "During my 18 years I came to bat almost 10,000 times. It is the will to prepare to win that is important. Bobby Knight, 31. You must not only have competitiveness but ability, regardless of the circumstance you face, to never quit. Abby Wambach, 36. You find that you have peace of mind and can enjoy yourself, get more sleep, and rest when you know that it was a one hundred percent effort that you gavewin or lose. A.async = !0; Being a good sport fosters good habits and positive life skills both in and out of sports games, and is an important life skill for people of all ages. but its all about entering the race. ~ Pam Grier, Sportsmanship is that quality of honor that desires always to be courteous, fair, and respectful, and it is interpreted in the conduct of players, spectators, coaches, and school authorities. ~ Fielding H. Yost, If you win through bad sportsmanship thats no real victory. ~ Babe Didrikson Zaharias, The five Ss of sports training are: stamina, speed, strength, skill, and spirit; but the greatest of these is spirit. ~ Ken Doherty, Sports is a moral undertaking because it requires of participants, and it schools spectators in the appreciation of, noble things courage, grace under pressure, sportsmanship. ~ George Will, I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. Sportsmanship is playing to the best of your abilities and then, afterwards, shaking your opponent's hand. One man practicing sportsmanship is far better than a hundred teaching it. My motto was always to keep swinging. I'll fight you, and I'll have respect at the end. Terrell Davis. Sportsmanship Sayings and Quotes Sports bring out our competitive nature, but winning isn't everything. Pride makes us do things well. for(var i=0; i
