The whistle shrieked, the referee waved his arms, and the soccer game was over. It had been a physical, hard-fought game and the Tigers had beaten the Sharks, two to one. Cody slowly walked off the field to huddle with the team. His knee was swollen. One of several fouls that went ignored by the referees. For Cody, the loss hurt more than his knee.<p><p> “Tough game” Coach Joe said to the team.  “And I’m really proud of the way you played. Now let’s line up, shake hands with the Tigers, and put on display the dignity that goes with being a Shark.” <p><p> Cody didn’t line up. Coach knew why. “You may be disappointed but you’ll feel better if you shake hands and tell them good game. It’s not enough to be a good player, you have to display sportsmanship too” Coach told Cody. <p><p>With that sage advice Cody reluctantly lined up to shake hands. “Good game,” Cody said softly. “Good game,” the boy replied. And with those words Cody did feel better, just like Coach said. <p><p>