21 Movie Quotes about Sportsmanship (Sound Clips)

Last updated on: July 2, 2025

Memorable quotes about sportsmanship, selected from famous or less known movies and other sources 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.

Quote from The Princess Bride (1987)

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

Rabbit in The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

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

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.

Quote from The Princess Bride (1987)

8 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

9 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!