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Be a Good Sport
SPORTSMANSHIP
Be A Good Sport
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It really isn’t whether you win or lose, but how you play the game!
by Nancy Norton, Editor
Whether you are playing not. Sometimes life won’t be fair! hangman or competing in a National What happens if you are playing a show, you’ve heard it a million times: game of tennis with some friends, and be a good sport. So how does a “Good there is a disagreement about a play? Sport” behave? If it’s a close call, you are being a good
Most good sports tend to share these sport if you vote to let the other side general characteristics: get the call. The next time there is a • They treat their teammates, their close call the others playing may folcompetitors and themselves with low your lead, and your side may get respect. the point. Even if they don’t, it just • They listen to the coaches and feels good to have a reputation as a fair sport officials. player. In the long run, everyone will • They show up to practices and have more fun in a game where there is competitions on time. a give and take. • They follow the rules. Just as you will always work on • They play fair. your athletic or academic skills, you • They support their teammates. should always keep working on being • They play their best without a good sport. Being a good sport is like showing off. playing the piano or riding a horse; if • They don’t pout when they lose. you don’t practice it all the time, it will • They say “good game” whether be harder to do it well when when you they win or lose. really need to. So be a good sport ev• They are the girls that everyone ery time you play hangman, and you enjoys playing — with or against. will be ready for anything the Nation-
Does this sound like you? Or are als can bring. n you the one who has a tough time if you lose? While everyone wants to win, it is possible to learn how to lose like a champion. It may be tough at first, but like anything you will get better with practice.
The first thing to do is stop and give yourself a minute to accept the outcome. You will then be ready to congratulate your opponents with good grace, whether the loss was fair and square or
