Points: The virtues of a sportsman — Importance
in Individual and collective — Significance in the civilized work.
A nation is often known by her
sports. For example, the Englishmen are great lovers of sports. Some of the
common English expressions show the English attitude towards sports. “To play
the game” means for English “to act honourably.” “That’s not cricket” means “that
is not fair.” When we say of a man, “He is a sports man, all that we mean is,
he is “frank, generous and free from petty spite.” These are sportsman like
qualities.
Sports, which include both games
and athletics, have a tremendous importance in our individual as well as
collective life. It is through games and athletics that the individual attains
the highest standards in body-building. Besides, he acquires stamina and skill.
His morale reaches a high standard and he discovers the value of discipline and
team work. A genuine sportsman is bold, frank, generous and outspoken.
Sports and games are joyful
activities. When a goal-keeper saves a goal or when a tennis player smashes a
ball or a batsman scores a boundary, he feels elated. Sports may, in fact, be
an effective substitute for war. There is something essentially combative in
human nature. Sports and games are a civilized outlet of those instincts. The
Olympic Games, in which sportsmen of all lands participate, stand thus for
human unity and brotherhood.
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