In reference to the talk about sportsmanship, I think that when one looses or is loosing that they should do so with dignity, and when one wins then on should be humble. What often times
occurs in any competition is the emotions are running very high, especially at state, and people loose their cool. I can think of many times that my own children did not behave in a
sportsmanlike manner. These times can be used for
learning experiences, and if they are not then
you can just add fuel to the fire. One of my sons
wrestled Mr. Rhodes many years ago and even then
he did not handle loosing very well. It is to bad
that this topic is mostly about him because there are many who, in the words of my Mother, "threw a fit" and if cussing on the mat
is not unsportsmanlike, then I do not know what is. I was not at the tournament this year for the first time in many years, so needless to say I did not get to see any of these matches that you all are talking about, but I have been there and am sure that it is not much different than any other show in the past. Hopefully this will be a learning experience for all. THANK YOU!!!!