Sportsmanship expresses an aspiration or ethos that the activity will be enjoyed for its own sake.
The well-known sentiment by sports journalist Grantland Rice, that it's "not that you won or lost but how you played the game",<a href="https://newsblogpedia.com/top-5-sports-in-the-world/"> Top 5 Sports in the World | Most Popular Sports in The World 2022</a>
and the modern Olympic creed expressed by its founder Pierre de Coubertin: "The most important thing...
is not winning but taking part" are typical expressions of this sentiment.
Sportsmanship expresses an aspiration or ethos that the activity will be enjoyed for its own sake. The well-known sentiment by sports journalist Grantland Rice, that it's "not that you won or lost but how you played the game",<a href="https://newsblogpedia.com/top-5-sports-in-the-world/"> Top 5 Sports in the World | Most Popular Sports in The World 2022</a> and the modern Olympic creed expressed by its founder Pierre de Coubertin: "The most important thing... is not winning but taking part" are typical expressions of this sentiment.