Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
After I hit a home run I had a habit of running the bases with my head down. I figured the pitcher already felt bad enough without me showing him up rounding the bases.
There is no such thing as sportsmanship.
I do believe in praising that which deserves to be praised.
Professionalism is not sportsmanship. If you don't succeed, you won't be in your profession for long. In our society, it's not about good or bad. It's about who's on top.
Good sportsmanship we hail, we sing, It's always pleasant when you spot it. There's only one unhappy thing: You have to lose to prove that you've got it.
Cycling is so hard, the suffering is so intense, that it’s absolutely cleansing. The pain is so deep and strong that a curtain descends over your brain….Once; someone asked me what pleasure I took in riding for so long. ‘PLEASURE???? I said.’ ‘I don’t understand the question.’ I didn’t do it for the pleasure; I did it for the pain.
It's good sportsmanship to not pick up lost golf balls while they are still rolling.
It's not so important who starts the game but who finishes it.
If you don't invest very much, then defeat doesn't hurt very much and winning is not very exciting.
The only way to prove that you're a good sport is to lose.
Golf is a great way for someone to learn discipline, responsibility and sportsmanship.?
I was pleased with both games. Our sportsmanship was outstanding.
Sportsmanship and easygoing methods are all right, but it is the prospect of a hot fight that brings out the crowds.
I would advise all youths aspiring to athletic fame or a professional career to practice clean living, fair play and good sportsmanship.
We want to put sportsmanship back in the equation.
She's learned to listen more and improve different aspects of her game. I'm most proud that she's improved her sportsmanship, her demeanor on the field. She's still working on leadership and that's improving.
Dan really came into his own pitching last year (during Legion play). He received the sportsmanship award during the regional tournament.
That wasn't good, that wasn't sportsmanship. I was amazed he took that shot.
I wanted to have a career in sports when I was young, but I had to give up the idea. I'm only six feet tall, so I couldn't play basketball. I'm only 190 pounds, so I couldn't play football, and I have 20/20 vision, so I couldn't be a referee.
Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.
It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.
The most important thing I learned [from running] is that there is only one runner in this race, and that is me.
Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.
I ran and ran and ran every day, and I acquired this sense of determination, this sense of spirit that I would never, never give up, no matter what else happened.
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