sportsmanship
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Olympic qualification doesn’t involve a political litmus test—only citizenship, sportsmanship and skill.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026
Despite his disappointment, Djokovic showed his sportsmanship by clambering over the net to warmly hug Alcaraz on creating a slice of history.
From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026
“This is about the integrity of sport and code of ethics that upholds sportsmanship, fair play, integrity, respect and community,” Uhlaender said in a post on X.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026
He also won his third Lady Byng Memorial Trophy, which goes to the player exhibiting the best sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct in the NHL.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 5, 2025
Yossarian owed his good health to exercise, fresh air, teamwork and good sportsmanship; it was to get away from them all that he had first discovered the hospital.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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