sportsmanship, n.All

Sportsmanship requires that a loser grip the winner's hand even though he wishes it were his throat.

In curling, good sportsmanship and politeness are essential. Congratulating opponents on plays and abstaining from trash talk are part of the “Spirit of Curling".

Sportsmanship is the understanding that if someone in the crowd spits at you, you have just got to swallow it.

Sportsmanship is making sure that you are not unbeatable in defeat and unbearable in victory.

Sportsmanship is imitating the behavior of the winners when one loses

Sportsmanship is not picking up lost golf balls while they are still rolling.