Quotes About Sportsmanship

I've played my cricket very sincerely and honestly, that's the approach my team takes, and we expect that from Australia as well.

Every Friday we'd do a final practice 'walk-through' for the game, and I just remember we were always out on the field dancing and singing together.

Lee Chong Wei is no doubt the best men's singles opponent I've played, and this gives me extra motivation to raise my game each time I play against him.

You learn their honesty, you learn their competitiveness. You learn a lot about a person. It's not that they have to sink the putt and there's a great deal of talent involved - but you do learn about how competitive a person is on the golf course, and frankly, how honest.

I think making the referee aware of a situation, there is nothing wrong with that.

I think that's one of the best things about skateboarding. We're all competitors out there, but no one dislikes each other.

Football is a game of skill, we kicked them a bit and they kicked us a bit.

If a player is trying to intimidate a skilled player on your team, what do we want? We want our skilled players playing, so we shouldn't be doing that.

A lot of young players don't really know much about the history of the game and a lot of them are missing out on what the game is all about, especially the whole concept of sportsmanship and teamwork.

In athletics there's always been a willingness to cheat if it looks like you're not cheating. I think that's just a quirk of human nature.

Guys come to play against Brazil and want to intimidate, putting their hands on us, talking, wanting to hit us.

Some guys usually get intimidated by my forehand.

There's a big etiquette thing with wrestling, but every day you come in, you shake everybody's hand, you introduce yourself, you say hello.

We are a rugby family really. My dad and both granddads played rugby. Dad was good, on his way to Bath until he broke his leg. My brother Harry got an invitation to go and play for Bristol. I go and watch Sale Sharks and have been to Twickenham a few times.

If you go for wickets all the time, then you will go for runs as well because you will have to flight the ball and invite the batsmen to hit you.

Even though you're irritated or disappointed about a game, never lose your human side.

I don't dislike Matt Lindland. I didn't blackball him from the UFC, either. Matt Lindland is a good guy and I've never had a personal issue with him.

I don't like anyone from any other team, even the Aussies when it comes down to it. Once you get on the court, it is what it is.

Italians can not beat us, but we can certainly lose against them.

Italy was the hardest league to score goals in. Those guys just love defending.

Now Jack Charlton wasn't wrong, I was a bad footballer.

I grew up watching Lee Trevino, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer.

I'm not getting into a public debate with Jack Nicklaus.

Badou Jack ain't a trash-talker. He's very respectful.