This week the main theme of etiquette in the news has to do with winning and losing with grace.

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First, in the Wimbledon tennis tournament, Rafael Nadal lost the finals match to Novak Djokovic. After the match, he showed incredible grace. Despite being clearly emotional about losing, he focused on how well his opponent played, and didn't make excuses. An excerpt:

NADAL: First of all, congratulations to Novak and his team for the victory of today and for his amazing season. Well done.

INTERVIEWER: And I'm sure you remember your first Wimbledon. And you can understand what Novak is going through…

NADAL: Well, for sure. Always Wimbledon for me was the  most special tournament…I can imagine how Novak feels today. It's a special day…

Then, when his microphone cut out due to technical ifficulties, he shrugged his shoulders, smiled, and -- when it was working again -- thanked the All-England Club for making him feel "at home."

He concluded, "Today wasn't possible. I tried my best, as always. Today, one player played better than me. I will try another time, next year."

That's how to lose with grace in sports. Compare this to LeBron James in the NBA finals. When he lost, he made some nasty comments about the fans and put down ordinary people for having miserable lives.

Outside of sports, prosecutor Jeff Ashton was stunned -- as were most people -- when the jury acquitted Casey Anthony of murdering her daughter.

However, he didn't blame the jury, complain about the system, or rant and rave about how unfair the process was. Instead, he was incredibly graceful to the jury. He showed total respect for their work, acknowledging that they simply didn't see the evidence the way that he did, and that's their right. He said the justice system still works, and -- on a television interview -- urged Americans to calm down and focus on doing things that would honor the memory of the poor girl who died in this tragedy.

Meanwhile, the defense team did not show grace in  winning. They lashed out at the media, even though they were the ones who brought the media into the  trial so willingly. In fact, one member of the team  even made an obscene gesture at the media during an interview.

Right after the trial, they had a champagne celebration  across the street from the courthouse that was filmed, showing them jumping up and down in joy at the verdict,  as if rubbing it in the public's face. This is for a case in which we still don't know who killed a tiny girl. How loutish and insensitive!

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