Is there a game that
despite losing, you can still win? How could you play a “no-loser” game in a
competition? What could the defeated
person or team bring home? Competition--most people define it as a condition of contending to
impose supremacy over the other which at the end there is a winner and a loser.
To secure victory in a competition, a person or a team must be competent; able
to perform beyond other’s capacity and have a unique exemplar skill over them.
Engaging in sports is a choice. And this choice should
always be coupled with sportsmanship in which any competition is anchored.
Whether a person or a team is into table tennis, basketball, soccer or running,
its essence should instill to everyone. Each participant should nurture the
value of fairness and respect so that everybody can enjoy the spirit of true
competition. Competition is not always about winning, but it is also about how
one played the game.
Competing without any privilege is a silly thing for many. There is always an expected reward that motivates the involved parties. But take note, not all competition requires an external consequence; there is an immeasurable intrinsic achievement when it comes to winning a competition. And that is, friendship which goes together with sportsmanship. In playing any form of sports, building friendship among the competitors is the most awaited part by many players. They primarily compete and aim to bring home the bacon in order to uplift their own self and school pride. But during the do-or-die struggle, they strengthen camaraderie and rapport among their rivalries and colleagues which is truly the heart of playing sports. Whether you lose, you can still bring home the greatest prizes in sports, and those are sportsmanship and friendship.
Competing without any privilege is a silly thing for many. There is always an expected reward that motivates the involved parties. But take note, not all competition requires an external consequence; there is an immeasurable intrinsic achievement when it comes to winning a competition. And that is, friendship which goes together with sportsmanship. In playing any form of sports, building friendship among the competitors is the most awaited part by many players. They primarily compete and aim to bring home the bacon in order to uplift their own self and school pride. But during the do-or-die struggle, they strengthen camaraderie and rapport among their rivalries and colleagues which is truly the heart of playing sports. Whether you lose, you can still bring home the greatest prizes in sports, and those are sportsmanship and friendship.
Building the culture of
excellence is clearly shown between the ADDU Blue Knights and NDDU Kingfishers
during their friendship game 2013. As the game ended, sportsmanship and
friendship ignite the fire among individuals. As students, we must manifest
these two vital words to attain an intellectual thinking that forms brilliance
both in our hearts and minds.
Jonnafe Mae A. Prongco
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