How many people remember sportsmanship? I remember it and now think of it chiefly as the element missing from contemporary sports. Sportsmanship was once central to tennis. It was notably practiced by the great Australian generation of Rod Laver, Ken Rosewall, Roy Emerson and John Newcombe. Harry Hopman, the Australian Davis Cup coach between 1939 an 1967, might send a player home for cursing on the court.
Saturday, February 01, 2020
Tracking the decline …
… A Good Sport Is Hard to Find, Especially in the NFL - WSJ. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)
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