The Spirit of the Game
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The Spirit of the Game is a book by sports journalist Mihir Bose that explores the ethics, culture, and evolving values at the heart of competitive sport.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Spirit of the Game canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10807339 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Spirit of the Game Context triple: [Mihir Bose, hasWrittenWork, The Spirit of the Game]
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A.
Soul of the Game
Soul of the Game is a 1996 television film that dramatizes the lives and careers of Negro League baseball legends such as Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, and Jackie Robinson during the era of racial segregation in American sports.
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B.
Loyal to the Game
Loyal to the Game is a posthumous studio album by Tupac Shakur, produced primarily by Eminem and known for its remixed versions of 2Pac’s unreleased and previously recorded material.
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C.
Guardians of the Game
Guardians of the Game is the guiding motto of the National Association of Basketball Coaches, emphasizing coaches’ responsibility to uphold the integrity, values, and positive impact of basketball.
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D.
Talk a Good Game
Talk a Good Game is the third studio album by American singer Kelly Rowland, showcasing her R&B sound with themes of love, empowerment, and personal growth.
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E.
Still in the Game
Still in the Game is an R&B album by American singer Keith Sweat that showcases his smooth, romantic style and solidified his status as a key figure in 1990s contemporary R&B.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Spirit of the Game Target entity description: The Spirit of the Game is a book by sports journalist Mihir Bose that explores the ethics, culture, and evolving values at the heart of competitive sport.
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A.
Soul of the Game
Soul of the Game is a 1996 television film that dramatizes the lives and careers of Negro League baseball legends such as Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, and Jackie Robinson during the era of racial segregation in American sports.
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B.
Loyal to the Game
Loyal to the Game is a posthumous studio album by Tupac Shakur, produced primarily by Eminem and known for its remixed versions of 2Pac’s unreleased and previously recorded material.
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C.
Guardians of the Game
Guardians of the Game is the guiding motto of the National Association of Basketball Coaches, emphasizing coaches’ responsibility to uphold the integrity, values, and positive impact of basketball.
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D.
Talk a Good Game
Talk a Good Game is the third studio album by American singer Kelly Rowland, showcasing her R&B sound with themes of love, empowerment, and personal growth.
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E.
Still in the Game
Still in the Game is an R&B album by American singer Keith Sweat that showcases his smooth, romantic style and solidified his status as a key figure in 1990s contemporary R&B.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| about |
historical development of sporting values
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relationship between sport and morality ⓘ social impact of sport ⓘ |
| author | Mihir Bose ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| explores |
culture of competitive sport
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ethics at the heart of competitive sport ⓘ evolving values in competitive sport ⓘ |
| focusesOn | competitive sport ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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sports literature ⓘ |
| hasContributor | Mihir Bose ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | journalistic analysis of sport ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Spirit of the Game ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
sport
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sports culture ⓘ sports ethics ⓘ values in sport ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
readers interested in sport
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readers interested in sports ethics ⓘ |
| workOf | Mihir Bose ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Spirit of the Game Description of subject: The Spirit of the Game is a book by sports journalist Mihir Bose that explores the ethics, culture, and evolving values at the heart of competitive sport.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.