Sportsmanship Poem Analysis

“Sportsmanship for me is when a guy walks off the court and you really can’t tell whether he won or lost, when he carries himself with pride either way.” - Jim Courier. In life we have one aim; to find greatness within ourselves. This topic can be observed by several athletes across the world. The desire to reach our goals in life has devoted many to the love of sports. Athletes have continued to stretch the limits, we have subconsciously placed on ourselves. However, while doing so, we’ve somehow started to miss the point.

Competitively speaking, one team will win and the other has to lose. The ability to deal with the even the most difficult loss says far more than the outcome of any game. As said in Sportsmanship by Mamta Agarwal. Mamta’s …show more content…
However, too much has been placed on the idea behind victory. Winning focuses on how well you play the game, while sportsmanship relates to how you deal with the outcome, and this true greatness defines you as both a person and an athlete. In the poem Sportsman spirit by Geetha Jayakumar, she says to take everything like a sportsman spirit, enjoy the happiness while winning and while losing forget it, because you cannot win all the time, some have to lose too. So keep your hand on your heart and say “better luck next …show more content…
Everyone can be great in favorable circumstances, it’s in difficult times that shows who you really are. In the poem In sports as in life by Francis Duggan, she expresses that even the best athletes sometimes are the most unsportsmanlike.’ When the pattern of lights flash on the scoreboard after my game, win or lose, i want my good sportsmanship to define who i am.” Participation in sports is an excellent opportunity for younger athletes to learn good sportsmanship on and off the court. Good sportsmanship is all about character, about wanting what’s best for your team, not