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The game winner
The old saying is wrong. In sport, as in life, winning is not unique. All we are doing everything in its hand to win.
Have you ever wondered why even the most bitter sporting rivals often embrace after the final whistle has blown or the end point has been played? And why the closer the result and the higher the yield, a very warm hug? Or why the exceptional can be really devastated by the withdrawal of its toughest rival, the same person who would think blocking your path to greatness.
I remember John McEnroe said the worst moment of his career was the withdrawal of Bjorn Borg, his conqueror in the epic 1980 Wimbledon final, in which the 21-year-old McEnroe won the fourth set tie-break 18-16, only to lose the game in a rather tamer final. One feels that the biggest regret in life of retirement Borg McEnroe was when he was only 25.
The answer, I suspect, is that to become the best, you have to understand that the challenge in sports is not really about sports. It is our search for an elusive perfection. Borg McEnroe needed as much as Tiger Woods now desperately need another to match his ability, if he wants fulfill his destiny as the undisputed golfer of all time.
Where, you may ask, that New Zealand or Australia without the Springboks rugby? And vice versa? And what would be the Cricket World but for the contribution of excellence Cricket Australia over the past 90 years since the appearance Sir Donald Bradman in the 1920s?
So your opponent, it is not the obstacle to its success. Indeed, it may be the ingredient more important in determining how hard you have to prepare and the level at which ultimately rise, not only in sports, but perhaps also in life.
The ultimate goal in sports can not just win. U.S. football coach Vince Lombardi is best remembered for a quote attributed incorrectly to him: "Winning is not everything, that's all." The mistake, he said, is to believe that winning is "the only thing." Rather, explained that the only "thing" is doing everything in their power to win.
A recent study of Harvard graduates found that the best predictor the future success of these young men and women was not the elite intellectual prowess he showed in college. Leadership position was filled, especially in University of sport but also in other collaborative activities. My conclusion is that the sport produces crucial lessons in life that are best learned in the preparation, and participation in the competition.
W. Timothy Gallwey, author of the classic books The Inner Game of Tennis (and Golf), at best described by what sport provides a unique learning experience. To achieve the goal of winning, the athlete must overcome obstacles. But the value of winning are determined by the nature of obstacles to overcome. The better the opponent, the greater the value of victory.
He also explains that in tennis, as in any sport, There are two games being played at the same time: "One, the outdoor game played against obstacles presented by an external adversary played for one or more external awards, and the other inside the game, played against the internal obstacles to mental and emotional rewards of increasing self-realization, ie, knowledge their true potential. "
So why then do opponents hug after the game that everyone has done everything in their power to win? Because what Gallwey calls "a real competition," no one is defeated. Rather, both have benefited from the seriousness of the obstacles posed to each other.
The major obstacle, the more each of us learn about our true potential and what we can achieve.
About the Author
Sandra Prior runs her own bodybuilding website at http://bodybuild.rr.nu.