What does gracious professionalism mean?

This term was coined by Professor Woodie Flowers for the FIRST robotics competition. The definition has never been precisely outlined, but it's connotation is widely understood and may be summarized as this: "Competition for the sake not of destroying one another, but for the sake of bettering and improving both competitors as a result of the competition." http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=gracious%20professionalism

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