Taking a Page from Knute Rockne’s Book

Yesterday I told you about Knute Rockne’s list of 25 Commandments, literally 150% more than the amount of Commandments God gave Mosses to give to his chosen people. Rockne would have had to carry a total of four and a half tablets down from Mt. Sinai-Bend to give his people some structure, for crying out loud. One of the most interesting things about the Commandments is the way Rockne addresses winning and losing. Both of these commandments are much longer than the others, though they are No. 22 and 23 on the list. The “Losing” explanation goes like this:

“Losing: You can be a hard but good loser. Any coach or team that cannot lose and treat their opponents with respect has no right to win; a poor sportsman generally tries to amuse the spectators with his self-styled clever wit by making abusive remarks, which act as a boomerang by intelligent spectators.”

Don’t you just love the way this is written. Such eloquence. Monday, you will get to hear the other side of the story, the part about winning. Until then, you can occupy your time by searching for good Notre Dame Fighting Irish tickets at StubHub.com.

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