Play Ball While stretching amoung the immature likes of the young and ignorant sophomores (whom i adore because i can act like an idiot around them and could care less), I began to think about sports and the logic of it all. It is not irregular for a PE coach, in order to be Politically Correct (and you all know how i feel about being PC, ugh) will say something like "it doesnt matter who wins, as long as you tried your hardest!" Off the subject, thats the biggest load of crap I've heard preached endlessly(Honestly, we don't practice to practice, we practice to be able to win. I don't try my hardest because I think it makes me a better person, I try my hardest because it means i might get better which might mean winning. It's like saying I paint my finger nails because I am aiming for fingernail painting perfection. Let's focus on the goal, painted fingernails aka winning), but anway....upon hearing this I began to wonder....why is it that when people tie, we say they both win? Isn't it just as logical to say that we both lost? Actually i think it makes more sense, because neither side was able to beat out the opposition. Maybe it's because we can't accept not having winners. In every area of life, somebody has to win right? We can';t just play a game and have a room full of loosers. Why is it even that we want to win? Is it for glorification? Pride? Self-gratification? Proff of hard work? It's an unwritten law? Or is it that there is no point to a game if there is no winner? All of these reasons seem self-centered, not exactly my aim in life. But I suppose our society is based on selfish means, prospering your own life. Who knows, I jam just grateful that I have PE because it has opened my eyes to the deprived world of games we live in...ha
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