Definition of Sportsman

Sportsman

One who pursues the sports of the field; one who hunts, fishes, etc.

Related Definitions:

Field, Fishes, Of, One, The, Who

Sportsman Quotations

A sportsman is a man who every now and then, simply has to get out and kill something.
Stephen Leacock

When a man wantonly destroys one of the works of man we call him a vandal. When he destroys one of the works of god we call him a sportsman.
Joseph Wood Krutch

The day when a sportsman stops thinking above all else of the happiness in his own effort and the intoxication of the power and physical balance he derives from it, the day when he lets considerations of vanity or interest take over, on this day his ideal will die.
Pierre de Coubertin

When you are a professional sportsman all the guys are great competitors in the top 50.
Guy Forget

In England, it's a rare thing to see a player smoking but, all in all, I prefer that to an alcoholic. The relationship with alcohol is a real problem in English football and, in the short term, it's much more harmful to a sportsman. It weakens the body, which becomes more susceptible to injury.
Alex Ferguson

The sportsman knows that a sport is a recreation, a game, an amusement and a pastime, but his eyes are fixed on a higher goal, on the most important thing in his life, which is his education or his vocation.
Avery Brundage

Technique is the basis of every pursuit. If you're a sportsman or you're a singer or a swimmer, well that comes under sport but you have to develop a basic technique to know what you're doing at any given time.
Joan Sutherland

As a youngster, I enjoyed sport and my ambition was to be a great sportsman.
Lynn Davies

I was a keen sportsman, and became school captain in soccer and cricket.
John E. Walker

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Sportsman Translations

sportsman in Dutch is sportman, sportsman
sportsman in French is sportif
sportsman in German is Sportler
sportsman in Italian is sportivo
sportsman in Spanish is deportista
sportsman in Swedish is sportsman

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