Sports Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old sports quotes, sports sayings, and sports proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

Sportsmanship combines striving for success with maintaining a commitment to fairness, honesty, and respect for the rules. Tom Robinson
Young athletes learn sportsmanship and behavior by observing others. Tom Robinson
Definitions of sportsmanship often include the concept of striving for excellence. Tom Robinson
The attempt to win is at the heart of most issues concerning poor sportsmanship. Tom Robinson
Poor sportsmanship generally occurs when too high a priority is placed on the goal without concern for the process of attaining it. Tom Robinson
Good sportsmanship results when team members act properly. Mary Mueller
Personally integrity leads to good sportsmanship. Mary Mueller
Self-control when facing trouble also shows good sportsmanship. Mary Mueller
Respect for others builds good sportsmanship, too. Mary Mueller
Gamesmanship appears in many different forms throughout sport and the sport culture. Angela Lumpkin
The word sportsmanship is often misunderstood. Sportsmanship also is written into playing rules today under the rubric or unsportsmanlike conduct. Angela Lumpkin
You should always show good sportsmanship when playing a sport or game. Frank Murphy
Good sportsmanship means always trying your hardest, no matter what. John Bowman
People see sportsmanship in different ways. Fouls are sometimes fair, champions are sometime booed. John Bowman
Conduct that involves fair and honest rivalry, courteous relations, and graceful acceptance of the results. John Bowman
Good sportsmanship sometimes overlaps into poor sportsmanship. John Bowman
Good sportsmanship represents a more human, more relaxed way of life. John Bowman
To paly the game is great, to win the game is greater, but to love the game is the greatest of all. Palestra Palque
Sportsmanship is not just about following the rules of the game. Nick Hunter
A player who tries to get away with breaking rules may be guilty of bad sportsmanship. Nick Hunter
Showing good sportsmanship, or being a good sport, is more about the spirit in which the game is played. Nick Hunter
A good sport can be contrasted with someone who tries to 'win at all costs'. Nick Hunter
Sportsmanship is about recognizing that playing the game fairly and in the right spirit is at least as important as winning. Nick Hunter
A baseball game is twice as much fun if you're seeing it on the company's time. William Feather
All I know is that the way we're hitting, sick people are getting out of bed and wanting to pitch against us. Bob Lemon
Men may trifle their business and their politics, but they never trifle with their games. Bernard Shaw
A well-adjusted person is one who can play golf and bridge as if they were games. Evan Esar
If you watch a game, it's fun; if you play it, it's recreation; if you work at it, it's golf. Evan Esar
What some people enjoy most about table tennis is stepping on the ball. Evan Esar
Life is the game that must be played. Edwin Arlington Robinson