Quotes About Sportsmanship

I've learnt that it is important not to go over the top with aggression, because then either you are going to miss a lot of games, or you are not going to be concentrating on the game you are playing.

I do miss competing, being out there - the atmosphere, I do miss it.

Seeing someone go down, you don't ever want to see anyone getting carried off on a stretcher or you don't want to see anyone missing a day or another game.

I was a left hooker, and I loved hooking. I also really liked to jab and mix it up right away.

It's just kinda irritating to me that we're awarding people in mixed martial arts for trying to move away and not finish the fight.

My team-mates at Inter mock me when we are training. 'Stop running, let us win for a change,' they joke. But as long as my body responds, I will keep playing.

I don't believe in having friends on the field. I mean, my brother, my dad, my mom, grandma was out there, it's on. After the game we can be cool. It doesn't matter. That's how I feel like you've got to respect the game of football.

I like to play against Juan Monaco.

I'm a huge fan of Clyde Frazier and Earl Monroe.

Matt Brown did exactly what he said he was going to do. He kicked my butt. But it was a war. I would love to do it again. Matt Brown's a good dude and a great fighter. He's made it up to the top and man, he's a monster.

More than anything, you have to respect the game and do things the right way.

There are a lot of things about playing football that I miss. More than anything, I miss competing. I miss the camaraderie. I miss the locker room and the huddle and those kinds of things.

I hung out in the Baltimore area a lot. My biggest memory was playing football against Morgan. That was, like, 'Forget about it,' that was a really big thing. They used to kick our butts all the time.

At the end of the day in our sport, you just have to sacrifice yourself completely to put the team first. That's not easy for us because we're so competitive, but that's the most important thing when it comes to World Championships.

The guys who play it [soccer] are kinda dumb. Why don't they just kick the crap out of the guy in front of the net? Then they could score all they want.

One player practicing sportsmanship is far better than fifty preaching it.

Show me a good and gracious loser and I'll show you a failure.

One man practicing sportsmanship is far better than a hundred teaching it.

Shake hands, kids," Jack said. "Remember, humble in victory, gracious in defeat." He grinned up at her. "I feel very humble, don't you?

The best kids are going to become the best. But the best thing about it is that you're going to learn lessons in playing those sports about winning and losing and teamwork and teammates and arguments and everything else that are going to affect you positively for the rest of your life.

Winning is nothing unless the opponent is worthy

Resorting to lying or cheating in any competition amounts to conceding defeat.

Knute Rockne liked 'bad losers.' He said 'good losers' lose too often.

Football games aren't won, they're lost.