Paige Spiranac Quotes

The object of golf is not just to win. It is to play like a gentleman, and win.

Some of us love hockey not just for its ferocity and skill but for its underlying code of civility off the ice.

I have always thought you could take the measure of a man by his sports manners - that is to say, the way in which he conducts himself on the playing field, or even over a game of chess or cards.

Sometimes I think sportsmanship is a little bit forgotten in place of the individual attention.

There is a great deal of fair play in English football.

Sporting behaviour means fair behaviour. This is the player's task, not the referee's.

I have always tried to play the right way, and I honestly believe for the most part the etiquette in snooker is very good. So when there are breaches, and there are, it stands out.

Sportsmanship is definitely an important thing in all sports. In soccer, we all respect each other on such a high level, between Sweden and Brazil and Japan or whatever team it is.

You can be rivals out on the pitch, but respect is the most important thing.

I can not express more the importance of treating your teammates, opponents and coaches with the utmost respect.

The interesting thing is that everyone in golf is just nice. You learn a lot about people playing golf: their integrity, how they play under pressure.

But in the end it's still a game of golf, and if at the end of the day you can't shake hands with your opponents and still be friends, then you've missed the point.

When I began playing the game, baseball was about as gentlemanly as a kick in the crotch.

I think golf can be one of those places where we act and we hope that people act as we would like them to act all the time.

I never liked to say any trash talk about anyone, and I never go low on that level.

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.

You have to respect your opponent.

Respect is having respect for the people you play with and against, and respect for the shirt. Unity is about sticking together but also uniting the country. That was always the bigger cause for us, not just the cricket.

We will respect all our opponents, as we always do.

We don't ever show up trying to throw games.

I'm not a trash talker. I respect my opponents.

I don't like to disrespect people or my opponents. Anything can happen.

I love football and I believe in fair play, both on and off the pitch.

I respected opponents as well as teammates and coaches.

I am well aware of it myself that I have to be careful. But I want to make it clear that I am not a dirty player.