Bad sport?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="sport">sport</span>” <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> (<span word="Economist">Economist</span>.<span word="com">com</span>, <span word="February">February</span> 23, 2013): <span word="Criminal">Criminal</span> <span word="courts">courts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="relied">relied</span> <span word="heavily">heavily</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="confessions">confessions</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="proof">proof</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="guilt">guilt</span>. <span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="silence">silence</span>, <span word="failure">failure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="admit">admit</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crime">crime</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="sport">sport</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Failure">Failure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="admit">admit</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crime">crime</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="committing">committing</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="considered">considered</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="unsportsmanlike">unsportsmanlike</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="contrary">contrary</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span>.</p><p><span word="Committing">Committing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crime">crime</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hardly">hardly</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="where">where</span> “<span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="sport">sport</span>” <span word="stems">stems</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="field">field</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="sorts">sorts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="behavioral">behavioral</span> <span word="codes">codes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="losing">losing</span>. <span word="Ideals">Ideals</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sportsmanship">sportsmanship</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="sportsmanlike">sportsmanlike</span> <span word="or">or</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="sport">sport</span>.</p><p><span word="Ideally">Ideally</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="dignity">dignity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="class">class</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wins">wins</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="proper">proper</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="restraint">restraint</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="showboat">showboat</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="rub">rub</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="component">component</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="circles">circles</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="brandishing">brandishing</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fists">fists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shouting">shouting</span> <span word="insults">insults</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="loses">loses</span>, <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="dignity">dignity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="decorum">decorum</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="shaking">shaking</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winner">winner</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="acknowledging">acknowledging</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="opponent">opponent</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fans">fans</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="sports">sports</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span>, <span word="players">players</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="admit">admit</span> <span word="verbally">verbally</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mistake">mistake</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="made">made</span>. “<span word="My">My</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>”, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="loud">loud</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="surrounding">surrounding</span> <span word="teammates">teammates</span>.</p>
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