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gamesmanship

[geymz-muhn-ship] / ˈgeɪmz mənˌʃɪp /




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Former Tottenham midfielder Ossie Ardiles tweeted: "Gamesmanship of Chelsea players embarrassing in the sending off of Ibrahimovic. Why such a wonderful collection of players do this I don't know."

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2015

Gamesmanship has always been an integral mental sideshow in sports, particularly in tennis singles.

From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2013

Paul Azinger mixed it up with Ballesteros more than once, calling him the "King of Gamesmanship," to which Ballesteros once replied that the Americans had "11 nice guys and Paul Azinger."

From Seattle Times • May 7, 2011

Gamesmanship is intense with her thirty-something rivals at home, including Gree's Yoshikazu Tanaka and Mixi's Kenji Kasahara, and now Namba must confront Japan's anti-trust regulators.

From Reuters • Dec. 16, 2010

Gamesmanship, a modern art, was not unknown then and Cardano warns against the skillful practitioner who "can disturb your equanimity by making you afraid or angry."

From Time Magazine Archive




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