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sportsmanship
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right|thumb|Shaking hands after a tennis match is considered a symbol of good sportsmanship. thumb|Pat on the back|Patting on the back sometimes occurs before the game like this one from the [[Philippine Basketball Association.]] right|thumb|These two teams of young soccer|football (soccer) players line up and high-five after a game to practice good sportsmanship. Sportsmanship is an ethos that a sport or activity should be enjoyed for its own sake, with proper consideration for fairness, ethics, respect, and a sense of fellowship with competitors.
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Vinony's link graph records 628 inbound references to sportsmanship, and connects out to association football, sport and love.
It is catalogued under topics including Cultural conventions, Etiquette by situation and Interpersonal relationships.
Vinony links it to 34 Wikipedia language editions.
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- unsportsmanlike conduct
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right|thumb|Shaking hands after a tennis match is considered a symbol of good sportsmanship. thumb|Pat on the back|Patting on the back sometimes occurs before the game like this one from the [[Philippine Basketball Association.]] right|thumb|These two teams of young soccer|football (soccer) players line up and high-five after a game to practice good sportsmanship. Sportsmanship is an ethos that a sport or activity should be enjoyed for its own sake, with proper consideration for fairness, ethics, respect, and a sense of fellowship with competitors.
A "sore loser" refers to one who takes defeat poorly, whereas a "good sport" means being a "good winner" as well as being a "good loser".
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “sportsmanship” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.