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John Bixby
Ms. Jenny Hubbard
Frosh Core
12 February 2013
Sportsmanship
Sportsmanship is what makes up a team. In my opinion sportsmanship is a good trait a team
because they’ll be able to have fun and now they’ll be able to work just as great they were
before because they have great teamwork, but some people just like to win and don’t even
care about sportsmanship. Now let me state my opinion of sportsmanship.
From Resources experts have stated that sportsmanship is a topic that coaches should always
talk to their team about. Sportsmanship also teaches the teammates to have respect for each
other. People who have good sportsmanship also have respect for them self and people outside
the sport there in and appreciate people more. Although some people just like to win and don’t
even care about the values of sportsmanship. Usually those people don’t respect people and
don’t have the best relationships with people; also they don’t have a fun life.
People who have sportsmanship usually have a good life and most people like a person who
puts people’s feelings in front of theirs. From an unknown source they have stated, "Teamwork
is the fuel that allows common people to produce uncommon results." My opinion of this quote
is that the unknown person is trying to say that common people have an uncommon result
from other people, so basically People who have sportsmanship have common results to
people like them than the people who just want to win.

2. Bixby |2
Sportsmanship makes up a team in many ways. Sportsmanship allows a team to work
better as a team and also makes the team feel more like a family. I’ve notice that people who
don’t have sportsmanship aren’t that very likable and don’t have that much fun at their
games.I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career, lost almost 300 games, and missed the
game-winning shot 26 times. I've failed over and over again in my life. That is why I succeed. -
Michael Jordan. I think that Michael Jordan is trying to state that is doesn’t matter if you win or
lose; you just try your hardest.
Sportsmanship to me is the main ingredient to a great team or family. It holds them
together through problems in life, so in my opinion I think sportsmanship is the way to go.

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Work Cited
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"Learn value of sportsmanship on youth teams." 11 February 2013. nwitimes. 12 2 2013.
Lou Holtz, Bob Ley, unknown. "Sportsmanship Quotes." 12 2 2013. internationalsport.org. 12 2 2013.