Having Sportsmanship!

If your into sports you've seen it before, and if you play sports you have probably lived it before. Well anyways have you ever seen football players shaking hands after knocking each other down hard during the game. In soccer they always exchange jersey after playing an intense 90 minute game. Basketball players also hand shaking after the 4 quarters win or loose they always shake hands. All this is part of having sportsmanship  and always happens in sports or any other competition that means playing clean and not having to cheat to win fairly. The way i take sportsmanship in the sport i love the most (basketball) is by taking having sportsmanship as a main rule. It feels really good after knowing you have won the match by following the rules of the game,playing fair, respecting the refs. and officials and most important respecting your opponents. Winning or loosing sportsmanship helps you get through, make the sport you play fair and fun. Learning good sportsmanship means finding that positive attitude about yourself learned on the field or court and that attitude carries with you to other areas of life. In school for example your able to appreciate your classmates contributions and playing the game is almost the same as school working together with classmates to complete a project, well in the court or field you need to work as a team to win its not a one person thing.   "Defeat with grace, style, and dignity" --Christopher Cruz