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Article: An Olympic performance: many people believe that sports builds character. It doesn't. Participating in sports reveals character.(EDITOR'S CORNER)
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- Modern Applications News
- Article date:
- December 1, 2004
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Participating in sports teaches you how to win. For most of us, the more important lesson from sports is that it teaches us what it feels like to lose and how to handle that feeling.
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Many coaches, especially high school sports coaches, are fond of saying things like, "The lessons you learn on the field today will help you throughout the rest of your life."
For me this is true. After trying to be a 145 lb. offensive guard against a 225 lb. defensive tackle, I learned a lesson that has served me throughout my life. To this day, I have never, knowingly, stepped in front of a speeding dump truck loaded with wet sand. Thanks, ...