Sportsmanship Quotes

"No cricket team in the world depends on one or two players. The team always plays to win." "In the game of cricket, a hero is a person who respects the game and does not corrupt the game." "I may be captaining India but I am also a fan when I see the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, and Sourav Ganguly score runs." "As a kid growing up, I never skipped steps. I always worked on fundamentals because I know athleticism is fleeting." "Sports is such a great teacher. I think of everything they’ve taught me—camaraderie, humility, how to resolve differences." "I’ll do whatever it takes to win games, whether it’s sitting on a bench waving a towel, handing a cup of water to a teammate, or hitting the game-winning shot." "When I have the chance to guard Michael Jordan, I want to guard him. I want him. It’s the ultimate challenge." "I focus on one thing and one thing only—that’s trying to win as many championships as I can." "There’s certain players that I’ve made cry. If I can make you cry by being sarcastic, then I really don’t want to play with you in the playoffs." "I don’t think a coach becomes the right coach until he wins a championship." "I don’t just try to score. The challenge is elevating my teammates to be able to win a championship." "I'm playing against great players, playing against the best in the world. The competition-that's what I've always wanted." "There’s been a lot of talk of me being a one-man show but that’s simply not the case. We win games when I score 40 points and we’ve won when I score 10.“" "A penalty is a cowardly way to score" "If you even dream of beating me, you'd better wake up and apologize." "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee." "No one knows what to say in the loser’s locker room." "I don’t get hit. I’m the fastest thing on two feet man!" "I know no fighter can survive the loss if he feels sorry for himself when he’s defeated." "The only way to prove that you're a good sport is to lose."