This research is focused on athletic perception and practice of sports ethics. The relation between ‘to know’ and ‘to carry out’ is typically discussed by philosophers. The combination of knowing and carrying-out is the ideal. However, according to historical experience, knowing is not exactly equivalent to carrying-out, and the gap is much bigger than we could imagine. Abiding by the sports ethics is always the emphasis of all sports contests, yet the practice of sports ethics is less than the athletes’ perception while taking part in contests. What are the causes of this situation? First, the practice of sports ethics derives from perception, i.e., ‘to know’ is the essential, while ‘to carry out’ is the manifestation. Secondly while discussing the practice of sports ethics, it is necessary to clarify two categories of perception-‘extrinsic perception’ and ‘intrinsic perception’. ‘Extrinsic perception’ refers to all the ethical perception imposed on athletes by external forces, while ‘intrinsic perception’ springs from athletes’ internal perception of the original True Nature. Lastly, the coexistence of extrinsic perception and intrinsic perception results in three possible outcomes in athletes’ practice: the perspective of “to know is easier than to carry out”; “to carry out is easier than to know”, and “the combination of knowing and carrying-out”. No matter which one is correct, it shows that ‘intrinsic perception’ is more difficult than ‘extrinsic perception’. However, since the ultimate goal of ethics is to practice “the combination of knowing and carrying-out”, it is obvious that by comparison, ‘intrinsic perception’ is mightier in practice than ‘extrinsic perception’. So it is hopeful that athletes can probe into ‘intrinsic perception’ as deeply as they can, so that sports ethics of “the combination of knowing and carrying-out” can be fulfilled.