The Rider Way - Integrity Above All Else

This is the second in a five part series discussing The Rider Way.  A tool we use to teach character, leadership and personal qualities that we believe are important as we continue to develop our students, and give them tools that can help them be successful in their every day lives, as well as, in their various arenas of competition.
  

The Rider Way 

                              Respect All, Fear None

                               Integrity Above All Else

                              Dream and Believe

                              Excellence Is Pursued

                              Resilience - Control What You Can Control  

  

 Integrity Above All Else

Competition

Never compromise the rules of the game to win.  Play within the rules of the game and practice good sportsmanship at all times.  We can control our reaction to what might be deemed as unsportsmanlike behavior by not engaging in it ourselves. 

Personal

Integrity is being able to look yourself in the mirror at night when you’re all alone and know you did what was right and not what was convenient.  Integrity is a consistent set of values that guide every day decisions in spite of what the circumstances may be. 

Much has been discussed about last Saturdays Bengals/Steelers playoff match up and the questionable sportsmanship and play that took place toward the end of the game.  Bengals offensive lineman was one of just a few Cincinnati players that came back to shake hands after the game.  

As he stood at his locker later, Whitworth was asked why he had bothered to shake hands when so many teammates had headed straight to the dressing room.  "I shook hands with them because at the end of the day integrity and character and who you are as a man is more important than who you are as a football player," he said.  "And in the face of a loss you have to man up and walk out there."  
Well said Mr. Whitworth.

Thanks for sharing some time with me. 

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