Character Analysis Of Joey In Tangerine

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“The moment of victory is much too short to live for that and nothing else.” Joey Costello, the main character's best friend, he is an example of bad sportsmanship. This is because Joey thinks that if he doesn’t make an amazing first impression on the Tangerine Middle School's soccer team, then he would just quit the team altogether. He decides that he shouldn’t play at all if he is teased. He could just keep played and show them how well he played soccer. He didn’t even try to become friend with Victor and his buddies, he, instead, just played once and quit soccer all together, at every school!!! He still can be a good friend, he is to Paul. In the novel, Tangerine, characters (like Joey) demonstrate both good and bad sportsmanship on and

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