Professionalism is not sportsmanship. If you don't succeed, you won't be in your profession for long. In our society, it's not about good or bad. It's about who's on top.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I believe in professionalism, but playing is not like a job. You have to be grateful to have the opportunity to play.
There is no such thing as sportsmanship.
Sometimes I think sportsmanship is a little bit forgotten in place of the individual attention.
I think sportsmanship is knowing that it is a game, that we are only as a good as our opponents, and whether you win or lose, to always give 100 percent.
The true mark of professionalism is the ability to respect everyone else for their styles and always find something positive in every dining experience and highlight it in your thoughts and words.
It is just a crazy life as a sportsman. My daughter, Sam, wants to go into tennis, and I tell her, 'No, you don't want to go into professional sport.'
Being professional is just really clearly the way to go and helps you on the road to longevity.
So much of a professional athlete's success depends upon not necessarily the play itself but how he deals with... always saying how you deal with good, is just as important as how you deal with bad.
One man practicing sportsmanship is far better than a hundred teaching it.
You cannot allow your desire to be a winner to be diminished by achieving success before and I believe there is room for improvement in every sportsman.