‘It Is Not Always Important to Win a Competition.’ Do You Agree?

In terms of sociology, the definition of a competition is; the rivalry between two or more persons or groups, for an object desired in common, usually resulting in a victor and a loser. Hence, to say that it is not important to win is to dismiss the original purpose of a competition. However, I believe that while winning is significant, it is not always the most important part of a competition. Thus I agree with the statement. Someone once said that a competitive world offers two possibilities; you can lose, or if you want to win, you can change. The will to win is but the motivation a person needs to instill discipline in themselves and make every effort to improve. By making winning your goal, you will tend to work harder and strive to reach the top in order to achieve it. In other words, with regards to competitions, the main motivation for improvement is because one wants to win. Similarly, the moment the competitor decides that it does not matter if he wins or loses, he will not put in his utmost effort to improve nor will he give it his all on the actual competition day. Therefore the mindset of wanting to win is a very significant part of competitions.
Using this attitude, a person can achieve great heights in terms of personal improvement. Self achievement as well as improvement is, in my opinion, the most important part of any competition. Even if at the end of the day, a person does not receive the gold medal, they have still changed for the better.
The philosopher Confucius once said, “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” The determination and resilience built due to past failures only makes the eventual victory sweeter. Rather than constantly winning and never learning from other people’s success, it is better to have experienced failure and have realized your own flaws. Other than winning, competitions are also about self discovery, self improvement and personal bests. In the long run, no one will