Competition Ethics Quotes

In the name of all competitors I promise that we will take part in these Olympic Games, respecting and abiding by all the rules which govern them, in the true spirit of sportsmanship, for the glory of sport and the honour of our teams.

You have to respect the opponent as much as possible.

The successful competitor, having been urged to compete, must not be turned upon when he wins.

I wish I had said 'some athletes here are competing unfairly.' It was my opinion, never an accusation.

When One Great Scorer comes to write against your name, He marks, not that you won or lost, but how you played the game.

In corporate culture, in sports culture, in the media, we honor those who win at all costs.

Please, please, please, my dear competition. We can beat each other and fight each other as much as we want and argue, but do not predict how a system really works when you really don't know and don't want to know. Either be better informed, or don't do it.

It's a challenge, but every single German or Canadian I want to beat, I still have to love them. That means competing the way God wants me to compete and helping my opponents if they have a need.

In the Olympic Oath, I ask for only one thing: sporting loyalty.

Where's the pleasure in bein' the winner if the loser ain't alive to know they've lost?

There is no such thing as sportsmanship.