Quotes About Sportsmanship

When I was a kid, I used to cry every time I lost a game, up until, like, the 8th grade. I used to go ballistic. I used to go crazy. If I cried, it'd be like, 'Ah, Chris is crying again... damn it... come on, get in the car.' All that over one game. I hated to lose.

I found Ricky Ponting the hardest to bowl to and it was a great pleasure to play against him as he was genuinely one of the best that's ever played and a really tough competitor as well. He hated you when you were on the field but he always shook your hand and was the epitome of 'play hard but play fair.'

I was an Evertonian as a kid, but I've never hated Man United. I've always had respect for them.

I've never been a guy that hated our rivals.

I think it is rare that one player really hates another player on a team.

No one hates each other off the court.

I don't feel hatred for Zuniga.

Football is a game you're supposed to have fun in.

We're just being ourselves and having fun playing baseball. The biggest thing is when people look at our team, they can see that we're having a lot of fun.

Football is all about having fun - but playing to win at the same time. When you find the right balance, there's so much more to enjoy.

In football, there are so many great football players like Eden Hazard, Roberto Lewandowski and Neymar.

I shoot, I score. He shoots, I score.

I've told the guys to keep their heads up. I really believe we played a great game here.

My height doesn't matter, as I want to keep playing my natural game.

We used to look at each other and say, 'We play the same game with the same rules, the same bat, the same ball, the same field. What the hell does color have to do with it? You don't play with color. You play with talent.'

My hero is Roger Federer.

In high school and college, I was an athlete.

On the highest level, of course there's a lot of competitiveness and drive in the players. They really want to win. But it's normal that the players are also just friends. Even very close friends. Or rivals, but in a healthy way.

I've been playing basketball since forever. The highlight of my high school career was scoring 51 points with 13 threes in a game.

One thing I am not is a dirty player. And I hang my hat on being a hard worker. I am a respected man in this league, and I hope that people look at that and know me as who I am, and I would never go that far, trying to hurt somebody.

I will be happy to deliver for my country as an all-rounder, for which I am working very hard in the nets.

It's not just about winning or losing, but to learn about teamwork, learn about sportsmanship, learn about discipline. The value of working together for a common goal. Have the emphasis on fundamentals, not just games.

I'm not religious. In Spain all 22 players make the sign of the cross before they enter the pitch. If it works all matches must therefore end in a draw.

No cricket team in the world depends on one or two players. The team always plays to win.