Word: sportsmanship
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...says. “I think my proudest moment is when I hear my players starting to talk about not just winning for themselves but winning for each other.”He aims to instill some of this team spirit and his own values and sportsmanship into the students he coaches—the idea that “they will only do well if they step out and help and make some sacrifices” for the good of the team.He adds that this was a characteristic he focused on in his recruitment of prospective fencers...
...it’s not everyday that someone is awarded four trophies in the same season. Senior swimmer Dave Cromwell had a record-setting season and was honored several times at Harvard’s awards banquet, sharing the Harold S. Ullen Trophy (seniors who demonstrate leadership and sportsmanship) and the William J. Brooks Trophy (team MVP) and also receiving the Stowell Trophy (most improved senior) and the Wyman Trophy (highest scorer in dual meets). The seven-time All-American swam his best races at the end of the season. At the EISL Championships, Cromwell set records...
...Warren and Kapral exhibit great sportsmanship and are positive role models for how this sport can be done. We estimate there are about eight hundred jogglers around the world currently,” Lucas said. “Hopefully it will become more popular...
...transpired in the third inning, by which point the Crimson was enjoying a 12-0 lead. After getting plunked with two outs, senior right fielder Lance Salsgiver, running on his own, swiped second base to move into scoring position. It seemed from the stands like a case of bad sportsmanship, of trying to run up the score, and sure enough, Salsgiver was immediately pulled from the game, getting an earful from Walsh as he trotted off, and benched for game two. “I don’t know much about the cardinal rules of the game...
...corrupt figure skating judges. Baron de Coubertin’s vision remains intact. During the last two weeks, the world was once again host to something thoroughly improbable: a gathering of approximately 2,700 athletes from six continents, demonstrating the best that our world has to offer in sportsmanship and sheer will. I find this no tragedy. EMILY A. BRUEMMER ’09 March...