karma

dalton in action (tan uniform)

One should never do wrong in return, nor mistreat any man, no matter how one has been mistreated by him. 

Socrates

I have been sitting here trying to come up with a thread that will connect the quote to the picture. How about sportsmanship?

It was either that or karma.

They both work the same way, don't they? It's just that with karma, there is no referee on the floor to call the foul and make you pay the penalty. That's called "instant karma."

Sportsmanship and karma are both about going beyond obeying the rules. They raise the bar to a level of behavior that goes above just following the rules of the game. They ask us to do what is right in relationship to others regardless of the circumstances around us.

Even when no ref is on the floor.