Dan Rooney, Pittsburgh Steelers' beloved owner, dies aged 84 Read moreBut strength isn’t always measured by the grip of a man’s handshake, or his ability to boom into a room. Given that inescapable fact, perhaps the first rule of sportsmanship is to afford defeat the same respect as victory. In that respect, he has returned to a very different league than the one he left in 2003. ers have shown a knack at surpassing expectations, while Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum have become genuine all-star caliber players.