Associations to the word «Sportsmanship»

Wiktionary

SPORTSMANSHIP, noun. The behaviour exhibited in playing sports, either good or bad.
SPORTSMANSHIP, noun. The good attitude/behaviour displayed by players of a game; fairness, determination, winning or losing gracefully.

Dictionary definition

SPORTSMANSHIP, noun. Fairness in following the rules of the game.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats