Michael Jordan Sportsmanship
A Sore Loser or a Winner “Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.” Is something that was once said by Michael Jordan. Sportsmanship is the behavior of one athlete towards other athletes. Sportsmanship can make or break a game, a race, competition, etc anytime and it affects the mood vastly. If players from one team show good sportsmanship to other teams, they’ll most likely treat them with the same behavior and both do better. I have had many run-ins with sportsmanship, whether good or bad. One time it was a competitive cheerleading tryouts, another time was before races in track, and the last is usually something that happens at any sports related thing: saying good job. Sportsmanship is something that
occurs whether you’re on a baseball field, at a track, in the stands, or by a swimming pool. At AllStar cheer, competitive cheer, tryouts there was a younger girl there with a condition that made it difficult for her to do the everyday activities that she pursued and one of the older girls was giving her a hard time and making her feel bad about it. After tryouts were over I talked to my mom about it without being disrespectful. We later found out that she didn’t make the squad because of her attitude. Even if some athletes sportsmanship could use some work, others couldn’t be better. Most of the time, however, before a race or when you are waiting to take your turn in a field event the people that wait with you are spectacular. This happened several times this past year in track. Before a race, no matter what your school, you would have someone to talk to before you ran or did an event. This makes most people feel calmer about what’s getting ready to happen and in turn, you will do better than you would’ve. After someone has participated in something, such as a race, competition, etc., you can even still have good sportsmanship. If you are to see them, just a polite ‘good job’ is fantastic. In some sports, like softball, after a game you are required to walk by each of the players and you’re supposed to give them a high five and tell them ‘good job’ or ‘good game’. This is a great way to exercise good sportsmanship and make someone feel better about their performance. Good sportsmanship is a great thing, but not every athlete uses it. There are many instances that it can be used and not all just on the floor. It can be used anywhere.
occurs whether you’re on a baseball field, at a track, in the stands, or by a swimming pool. At AllStar cheer, competitive cheer, tryouts there was a younger girl there with a condition that made it difficult for her to do the everyday activities that she pursued and one of the older girls was giving her a hard time and making her feel bad about it. After tryouts were over I talked to my mom about it without being disrespectful. We later found out that she didn’t make the squad because of her attitude. Even if some athletes sportsmanship could use some work, others couldn’t be better. Most of the time, however, before a race or when you are waiting to take your turn in a field event the people that wait with you are spectacular. This happened several times this past year in track. Before a race, no matter what your school, you would have someone to talk to before you ran or did an event. This makes most people feel calmer about what’s getting ready to happen and in turn, you will do better than you would’ve. After someone has participated in something, such as a race, competition, etc., you can even still have good sportsmanship. If you are to see them, just a polite ‘good job’ is fantastic. In some sports, like softball, after a game you are required to walk by each of the players and you’re supposed to give them a high five and tell them ‘good job’ or ‘good game’. This is a great way to exercise good sportsmanship and make someone feel better about their performance. Good sportsmanship is a great thing, but not every athlete uses it. There are many instances that it can be used and not all just on the floor. It can be used anywhere.