“Good sportsmanship we hail, we sing,
It's always pleasant when you spot it,
There's only one unhappy thing:
You have to lose to prove you've got it.”

—  Richard Armour

Richard Armour (1958) Nights with Armour: Lighthearted Light Verse. p. 97

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