I was a bad sport, I'm sure, because I'm still a bad sport when my filter doesn't catch it. Not in the way that you described, though. I would just get upset (angry or sad) when I beaned a batter, got benched, or struck out. That was a function of embarrassment and pride.

I don't remember wanting to give up, but I must have on occasion. Most of the time, that anger spurred me to try harder because quitting would have been worse for my pride.

Last night my wife and I were playing Rock Band together (an early birthday present to me), and I noticed that her reaction to failure in the game was to want to stop trying whereas mine is to try harder or try again. Now I see that you've posed a question about that reaction, so I'm interested in this discussion.