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The Winning Dish With a Side of Sportsmanship Mackenzie

You've all been in that situation where it’s bottom of the ninth, two outs or ten seconds on the clock as you run across the court for the winning shot. The only thing going through your mind is,I have to win. If winning and competition wasn't important, you wouldn't get that rush when you’re losing by one point and it’s up to you to make the winning shot, score, or touchdown. You wouldn't get that one in a million feeling when you succeed. Winning is everything, if you play the game right.

How many times have you told someone you want to lose? Hopefully that answer is never. You always want to succeed. There should never be an end to your goals. If you happen to lose, you strive to be better and win next time. If you’re the winning team, great job, but you want to work hard to keep a winning streak.

When you’re in the middle of an intense game you want your team to have your back. You can’t win on your own. There is no “i” in team. Winning can bring a team together too. Say your team has been losing some games and then, one day, you’re team is winning. Things will then start to “click” within your team because everyone will become happy and realize you have to work together to win. Winning can make the whole team happy. It’s better to win as a whole than by yourself.

It’s always great to win. But you have to win right. Beating a team then rubbing it into their faces, isn't the right way. No one likes a bragger. Although you are on opposing teams, you can still be nice. When the games is over you shake hands. Be a good sport. Once there was a girl who dreamed to hit a home run, and one game she did. When running around first base she torn her ACL and collapsed. She couldn't move. When her teammates asked if they could carry her around the bases the umpire told them her teammates could not carry her around or else she would be out. The umpire never said the opposing team couldn't carry her around the field. That’s exactly what the two other girls on the team did. They carried this girl around the bases to complete her dream of hitting a home run. This shows good sportsmanship. Winning is great and all, but to be a good sport tops off the winning rush.

Winning is the greatest feeling in the world. You have that feeling of accomplishment and success inside you. But being able to be a good sport in a losing or winning situation comes in a close second. So when you’re in an intense game make sure you try your best to win, but also remember,“Sports do not build character, they reveal it.”~Heywood Broun.

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