Sports Etiquette Quotes

To be a good sportsman, one must be a stoic and never show rancor in defeat, or triumph in victory, or irritation, no matter what annoyance is encountered. One who can not help sulking, or explaining, or protesting when the loser, or exulting when the winner, has no right to take part in games or contests.

Win or lose, just stay calm.

American professional athletes are bilingual; they speak English and profanity.

I never wanted anybody to think that I deliberately hurt opponents. The vast majority of players are the same.

I am here to change anything. I'm here to adapt. The critieria between a yellow and red card. What is a foul and what is not.

When they start the game, they don't yell, "Work ball." They say, "Play ball."

What a polite game tennis is. The chief word in it seems to be "sorry" and admiration of each other's play crosses the net as frequently as the ball.

In the past, you might have said, 'This player is technically not good - let's prey on her.' But now, the game is professional in most countries - you can't just play on that.

In golf, the customs and etiquette and decorum are as important as the rules of play.

No player or manager has greater respect for the umpires than I do, and I have demonstrated that over the years.

You should enter a ballpark the way you enter a church.

When I go into the ring, I don't hate opponents, and I certainly don't want to hurt them.

Football is a passionate game, and the emotions are intense. As long you respect the people around you, I don't see any problem with that.

It is nasty when you're playing in someone else's house to point out that they don't have enough balls.

You can't put your arm around the referee! That's ungentlemanly conduct.

Golf is the only game in which a precise knowledge of the rules can earn one a reputation for bad sportsmanship.

In all sports, people get competitive; things happen that shouldn't happen.

You need to separate the fans and the players.

I believe it is a tradition in baseball that when a pitcher has a no-hitter going, no one reminds him of it.

If I were playing today I'd do what Joe DiMaggio said. I'd go knock on the door at Yankee Stadium and when George Steinbrenner answered I'd say, 'Howdy, pardner.'

I don't think it's a good M.O. to disrespect your opponents, and maybe that's why the teams that disrespected me and my team lost to us.

"After all, golf is only a game", said Millicent. Women say these things without thinking. It does not mean that there is any kink in their character. They simply don't realise what they are saying.

Coaches respect each other, and it's a tough business.

You know, there's a rule in sports, "Don't do anything great if you can't handle the congratulations."

Sports is a bloodless rehearsal of confrontation, and everyone shakes hands or high fives or fist bumps at the end to show that everything is okay.