Posted by
Steve on Sunday, July 06, 2008 1:34:19 PM
There is a saying in Sports, most especially in college sports, that “it is not how you win that is important, it is how you play the game.” Sports is supposed to teach sportsmanship, the idea of being fair, having respect for one’s opponent, and being gracious in winning or losing. The idea is that one can carry these lessons into life, being fair to ones competitors, having respect for those who work for you, and for whom you are working against, and being gracious, if you win or lose in life. I doubt if anyone would argue that this is not a wonderful ideal for everyone to follow.
Sadly, though, if one looks closely, winning like a scoundrel is very often far more lucrative than losing like a gentleman. The winner of a sporting event is invariably remembered, no matter how he or she won…while the loser is, more likely than not, forgotten, no matter how gentlemanly the loser played the game. In sports, as in life, winning is, in fact, everything. Losing accounts for very little
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