You know what I'm talking about, but in general:
Good winners - humble in victory, gives other team credit, praises his team's/players' effort, patient with the media, talks about how fortunate he is to ______, etc.Gracious losers - give winners credit, don't throw own team under the bus, talk about areas the winners were better and areas his team needs to improve, may call out particular players/plays to give credit, etc.Bad winners - brag about how great his team is, may say margin could've been even bigger if______, finds ways to bash some of his own players, in extreme cases may badmouth losing team, coach or players, etc.Bad losers - blame everyone but himself, including any combination of his own players, officiating, assistance coaches, bad luck, etc. Gives very little, if any credit to the winners. Is brusque, surly and/or condescending with the media, talks about how *he* is doing everything he can but others just won't conform, may storm out of press conferences or even refuse to attend, etc.
Which coaches come to mind for any of the above? Do you have any glaring examples? I have a few in my mind but don't want to influence any others' opinions.
Good winners - humble in victory, gives other team credit, praises his team's/players' effort, patient with the media, talks about how fortunate he is to ______, etc.Gracious losers - give winners credit, don't throw own team under the bus, talk about areas the winners were better and areas his team needs to improve, may call out particular players/plays to give credit, etc.Bad winners - brag about how great his team is, may say margin could've been even bigger if______, finds ways to bash some of his own players, in extreme cases may badmouth losing team, coach or players, etc.Bad losers - blame everyone but himself, including any combination of his own players, officiating, assistance coaches, bad luck, etc. Gives very little, if any credit to the winners. Is brusque, surly and/or condescending with the media, talks about how *he* is doing everything he can but others just won't conform, may storm out of press conferences or even refuse to attend, etc.
Which coaches come to mind for any of the above? Do you have any glaring examples? I have a few in my mind but don't want to influence any others' opinions.
