This was not a momentous event, but to me it seemed like something to strive for. I want to be the player who helps her opponents to their feet. Unfortunately, acts like this have become few and far between. I have, on occasion, seen sportsmanship displayed in professional sports, but it is completely overshadowed by negative actions and attitudes. Baseball players say disrespectful things about other teams and their cities, football players are arrested for murder and hockey players use their sticks as weapons.
Many professional athletes have criminal records.
It is becoming even harder to find because youth teams look up to these athletes and think their actions are okay and even rewarded with high salaries. The number of such occurrences needs to increase greatly. In all levels of athletics, sportsmanship must be promoted and encouraged by parents and coaches before sportsmanship becomes obsolete. Inc. All rights reserved.