"He has this infectious positivity and he emphasizes sportsmanship and good behavior on the court.
The award honors a player who "exemplifies the ideals of sportsmanship on the court -- ethical behavior, fair play and integrity," the league said in a statement.
Instead of telling a student how much I like his haircut or her new dress, I restrict my comments to the things that truly matter: behavior, effort, determination, integrity, academic achievement, sportsmanship.
"Daiei's conduct violates basic sportsmanship.
However, any action directed at opposing teams or their spectators with the intent to taunt, disrespect, distract or entice an unsporting behavior in a response is not acceptable sportsmanship.
But again, wanting to display sportsmanship, I didn't yell at the ref. My good behavior went unrewarded, however.
He exemplified the ideals of sportsmanship and community service throughout the 2012 season by displaying ethical behavior, upholding integrity, class, selflessness, conservation efforts and kindness to others.
"It is clearly communicated that if you want to coach here, you have to emphasize sportsmanship, not just in what you say but in how you model behavior".
But when you have been where the N.F.L. has been recently -- murder trials, rape trials and boorish player behavior -- the league showed its concern by passing stringent sportsmanship rules at the meetings.
All this disgust fed the crass behavior that was repellent to many people's ideas of proper sportsmanship.
