Quotes About Sportsmanship

As a player you don't want to hurt someone and you don't want to see someone leave the ice with the doctors.

Show me a good loser and I'll show you an idiot.

Tendulkar is my idol in cricket, and one thing I try to pick up from him is how he carries himself in a humble manner.

I was a baseball player. I played in high school and a little bit in college. I was a catcher. I don't know if I could have played any other position. As a catcher, you're always on the ball.

Even if we were friends, I consider this a sport, a competition, so there are no ill feelings towards any other fighter or whatever.

There's no ill will on my end for anybody within the Boston organization or players.

I've been booed before. There have been times when I've wanted to boo myself. But a lot of ill feelings can be cured by winning.

I feel like, there's no fair in fighting: you do whatever it takes to win. Obviously, sometimes I cheat to win, but it's not illegal.

India-Pakistan matches always capture the imagination of people from either side.

Sledging is an important part of the game, but you should never cross the line.

Although more teams are going full-time professional and there's more money involved, our main incentive is simply to play for the love of the game.

As a player, it's better to wait a moment for the correct call than be let down by an incorrect call.

AB de Villiers is probably my favorite cricketer, he is an incredible batter and a good friend.

What my endeavour is to see a happy Indian team playing cricket.

Think! How the hell are you gonna think and hit at the same time?

I tell the kids, somebody's gotta win, somebody's gotta lose. Just don't fight about it. Just try to get better.

The idea is not to block every shot. The idea is to make your opponent believe that you might block every shot.

We had a call go against us in Cleveland," Crawford said. "I think it was Shane Peterson, sliding into a base. It was a really close play, and we were deciding whether or not to challenge, and the super slo-mo replay didn't come in until really late. That was the only angle that showed that he was safe. We tried to pick up the phone, but it was too late. The next guy had already stepped into the box. We got screwed on that one.

During the Brewers' playoff run in 2011, Ryan Braun stumbled rounding third on what would have been an inside-the-park home run. He got to third base, and coach Eddie Sedar was waving him around and Braunie got so excited that he just lost control, stumbled, and did a face-plant between third and home. He was tagged out, which was bad, but he drove in a run, and the Brewers won the game so everybody laughed about

On July 4, 2015, Brewers center fielder Carlos Gomez left a gift for his counterpart Billy Hamilton. As the bottom of the third inning ended, Gomez left a pile of gum and a note for Hamilton that read, "I see you dropped all your gum so I brought you some more." TV cameras captured Gomez leaving the gum, Hamilton finding it, and both men laughing as a result.

That's our starting five: '86 Bird, '03 Duncan, '85 Magic, '92 Jordan and '77 Kareem. You cannot assemble a better five-man unit of modern guys.

Ladies, here's a hint. If you're up against a girl with big boobs, bring her to the net and make her hit backhand volleys. That's the hardest shot for the well-endowed.

It's hard to play somebody who is wounded.

Well, I've admired Anil Kumble for making optimum use of his talent, loved the tenacity of Rahul Dravid, I say wow to the free-flowing style of AB de Villiers, admired Virat Kohli for the phenomenal way he prepares and his unbelievable ability to finish matches... I also enjoy watching Rohit Sharma bat... See, it's not about one individual.