Saw this article today on The Race Club website. Since we have so many Texas Exes (GO HORNS beat SC!) on here, I was wondering what the opinions were on his comments.
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At least good for some gripping discussion, Lord knows we need a good "spirited" discussion on here...
There was a commercial on during the Winter Olympics, where the speaker (one of the Olympians) was stating how in the US the emphasis is usually only on the winners. Kids are taught, "if you can't win, don't play". In this atmosphere, the result is that fewer kids compete at all (since they won't win). And then people wonder why obesity is on the rise...
Found this document during a google search:
"If you can't win, don't play" is an unhealthy attitude, says psychologist
that I think says it more eloquently than I can. (It is a Word doc, but you can also get it in regular text interpreted by Google.)
(I agree with Matt and AGeek that we shouldn't celebrate mediocrity. But I agree with John Furedy's point that we should emphasize competition more than just coming in first place.)
There was a commercial on during the Winter Olympics, where the speaker (one of the Olympians) was stating how in the US the emphasis is usually only on the winners. Kids are taught, "if you can't win, don't play". In this atmosphere, the result is that fewer kids compete at all (since they won't win). And then people wonder why obesity is on the rise...
Found this document during a google search:
"If you can't win, don't play" is an unhealthy attitude, says psychologist
that I think says it more eloquently than I can. (It is a Word doc, but you can also get it in regular text interpreted by Google.)
(I agree with Matt and AGeek that we shouldn't celebrate mediocrity. But I agree with John Furedy's point that we should emphasize competition more than just coming in first place.)
