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I don't just wanna win, I wanna fucking crush the competition. I am also not one of those people that lets up. I am beating you 75 to 10 in a basketball game... I am still throwing up threes because I wanna make a statement. I believe it sullies my win when I don't try my hardest til the end.
Those aren't mutually exclusive though. Playing anything to the best of your ability has nothing to do with sportsmanship. If you play to the best of your ability and tell everybody else that they suck and should give up, that is poor sportsmanship.
Also, I disagree that sportsmanship and competition are opposite states of mind. They have a lot to do with upbringing. I was taught to try my hardest and be respectful. If you can beat somebody in basketball by throwing elbows and fouling them, you didn't beat them, you just cheated and became a sore loser.