Sports value in life

88EF6236-408D-4E06-B497-76195E971FA0.jpeg

I played football for many years and I can attest that it is a grueling sport. It’s very competitive and teaches you that preparation is very important, both mentally and physically because it drains your strength in both ways. It’s tough to play sports not only due to the physical wear and tear, but also due to the mental wear and tear from the emotional high of winning and the corresponding low of losing.

But I learned as I am sure others did, from both my victories and my losses. Perhaps I learned more from my losses, than I did from my wins. From my wins, I learned how to celebrate and be nice to the team which lost — which are both important skills to have.
But from my losses, I learned that even when you try hard you can lose. And that losses are not permanent, because tomorrow we can win. My losses taught me that it’s not how many times you fall down, it’s how many times you get back up and try again. And also not focusing on merely just getting back up, but how you get back up. Sure, initially one may not be proud of losing, but a sense of pride can be gained in how I handled the loss. When I lost I learned to congratulate the winner politely and behave like a gentlemen. In my day, this simple act was referred to as “having class.” I learned to get back up with class and to be positive about how I would do better next time. You learn to encourage your team mates, support them emotionally and to reassure them. There is always something to be learned from this experience and you will do better next time. Eventually, you learn from the losses and turn them into wins.

To me, these powerful lessons are the true value of sports.
The records you set can be quickly broken and even the championships soon forgotten.

But the lessons learned and the good character forged in the hot stove of competitive athletics lives on in the lives of the men and women who participate in athletics. This benefits not just them, but society as a whole.

-Shortsegments



0
0
0.000
2 comments
avatar

I agree with you. Whether you win or lose while playing any sports, you learn something. That can help you to be a better person. When you lose, it feels bad. You do your best, still, you lose. You keep trying and when you win next time, it feels great. Being a winner, you are polite to the team that lost. We can learn a lot from sports.

0
0
0.000
avatar

when i was in high school i was reasonably good at tennis. At first I avoided playing people that were better than me and then one day i made friends with a guy that was a LOT better than me and we would play. He would always win (unless he was feeling like giving away a set one day) but this was the only time that I actually had an opportunity to improve.

It is crucial to lose from time to time if you ever hope to get better. I also found out that this guy was more than willing to give me pointers if i just asked for them and I got a lot better because of this.

0
0
0.000