22 Movie Quotes about Sportsmanship (+ Sound Clips)

Updated: May 5, 2026

Memorable quotes about sportsmanship, selected from famous or less known movies by Movie-Sounds.org's visitors, accompanied by short mp3 and wav audio samples.

1 You have spirit for one so small, and such spirit is deserving of a sporting chance.

George Sanders as Shere Khan in The Jungle Book (1967)

2 My way is not very sportsmanlike.

André The Giant as Fezzik; André The Giant in The Princess Bride (1987)

3 Never! I'll never give up my tag.

Ken Sansom as Rabbit in The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

4 Well, that's the stuff, sonny. What sportsmanship.

Michael Gough as Gopher in The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

5 I cheated. I was stupid. I embarrassed myself, my family, my teammates, my country and my coach.

John Candy as Irv Blitzer in Cool Runnings

6 If there's anything I cannot stand, it's a sore loser.

Roddy McDowall as VINCENT LF-396 in The Black Hole (1979)

7 We face each other as God intended. Sportsmanlike. No tricks. No weapons. Skill against skill alone.

André The Giant as Fezzik; André The Giant in The Princess Bride (1987)

8 I consider one of the greatest virtues to take defeat with dignity.

Ronald Colman as Beauregard Bottomley in Champagne for Caesar

9 I've always thought it had a good influence on the American people, on the kids, growing up. I've always thought baseball taught fair play and sportsmanship.

Minor Watson as Branch Rickey in The Jackie Robinson Story

10 All right, men. I respect your right to petition. But I do question and I will fight any petition that denies any American the right to earn his living in the game that is supposed to represent the democratic principles of sportsmanship and fair play!

Minor Watson as Branch Rickey in The Jackie Robinson Story