vendredi 19 juillet 2013

Sportsmanship When Within An Obstacle Course Race

By Rob Sutter


Sports are going to call for you to work in a certain way. You have to be able to show physical prowess, yes, but there's another element that is more important. In my mind, this is respect and it's one that has to be shown to all of those who have worked hard in order to make a particular event stand out and become better as a result. Sportsmanship is something which I can easily tie into an obstacle course race and it's one of the most important ideas worth talking about.

If you ever played sports when you were younger, I am sure that this idea has come to your mind more than a few times. You were probably tasked with having to act cordial to the other players on a field, shaking hands with them after a game and what have you. This is important, to say the least, because it goes to show that you're willing to put aside personal differences for the sake of being professional. It's the kind of idea that I hope professional athletes of all kinds have retained.

I don't think that anyone can deny that events like Spartan Race are intense, to put it simply. Those who have ever competed in an obstacle course race of this caliber know just how important it is to put forth the best effort possible. After all, there are so many hazards which may come about, potential muddy terrain being one of them. Regardless, the idea spoken about before still applies and it is one that can be correlated to any which is within the realm of sports.

When it comes to sports in general, I don't think that anyone wants to see another person constantly boast about what they've done. Yes, a victory should be celebrated but there comes a time when enough is simply enough. You do not want to constantly hear about it and it can become rather annoying, if nothing else. In addition, it can serve to damper the experience for those who have competed if boasting is done to a tremendous to an extent which I can only call tremendous.

I believe that you can learn a lot about a competitor by the way he or she acts after a victory has been secured. One cannot help but respect those who take wins in stride and not take them seriously to a fault. Those who do, from what I've seen, have always been those who constantly talk about how great they are; this is something that can lose fans in a hurry. Obstacle course race or not, sportsmanship is something that will not die.




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