Word: sportsmanship
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Halaby's award comes as a well-deserved reward for the kind of persistance and stamina which is all too often recognized by mere "sportsmanship" or tobacco table awards. He has risen from complete obscurity to widespread recognition...
...loser; speak but don't say anything controversial.' Others say, 'Pour it on.' Still others say, 'Don't make any speeches.' In any event, a defeated candidate always runs a risk that members of the other party will accuse him of bad sportsmanship if he does anything other than compliment the new Administration. I shall speak as a private citizen, saying those things I believe are in the best interests of the nation...
...road with a skinned elbow and knee, a bleeding hand and a grit-stained face, Kelley got a helping hand from Fellow Runner Fred Norris, 39, a British coal miner turned student at McNeese State College in Lake Charles, La. Said Kelley: "That was a great show of sportsmanship." Said Norris. who never managed to get back in the race: "Somebody should have shot that blasted...
...athletes it was a week of remarkable candor on the issue of sportsmanship v. the profit motive. Gathered in Manhattan to attend a dinner in their honor, a clutch of All-Americas gave a New York Times reporter their jaundiced views on the drawbacks of "amateur" college football. Items...
...heat; a time of 4 min. 34.8 sec. would earn him enough points to beat Johnson. As the heat started, Yang, terribly tired, faltered and fell back. Johnson, watching from the sidelines, leaped to his feet, dashed to the edge of the track and, in a memorable display of sportsmanship, shouted. "Keep going, Yang. Keep going.'' As Yang staggered toward the finish, Johnson urged him on, grabbed him as he crossed the line (in 5 min. 9.3 sec.), walked him solicitously around the field...