Sports can impact many aspects of a person’s performance in life. Sports involves more than physical effort and skills. They involve an individual or team effort where competition is a means of entertainment. Sports also revolves around the characteristics of physical, emotional, mental and spiritual energy which help a person to be competent, confident, connected, build character and have a sense of caring. Spirituality is having or being connected to something that a person believes in, practices has a passion for or even preaches. It could be in nature, material things, a relationship with God, music, sports, arts, food or in a religious aspect.Based on the author, “ sports can build spiritual and religious character, and religious philosophy
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According to the article, “there are many ways, sports represent the very best of the human spirit and yet, some many find it odd to suggest a connection between sports and spirituality, as though these are two completely distinct facets of human life with very little in common, if anything at all” (Sports and Spirituality, 2012). It is said that when talking about spirituality, there is more focus on kung fu, tai chi, or some other martial art that we can see overlap between the sport and spirituality., How does spirituality connect with to do with modern western sports for instance, football, softball, baseball or basketball? Since martial arts, kung fu etc. are considered a sport which link to spirituality, why not the modern western sports; is it because of where they originated from. We should not be thinking that way because the human mind and spirit are involved in something a person is passionate about within their own space and community. Sports play a part in linking someone 's inner self and spirituality with their body. As said before spirituality is having or being connected to something that a person believes in, practices, have a passion for or even …show more content…
It also emphasizes a “connection to that which transcends the self. The connection might be to God, higher power, a universal energy, the scared, or to nature” (PTSD: National Center for PTSD, 2016). Also this site shares information on the United States, the U.S opinions about spirituality in numbers. The researchers did some opinion surveys on spirituality and found out that that most people authorize with God or some higher power. “ In the 2007 Gallup Poll 86% of respondents indicate a belief in God, while only 6% stated they did not believe in God” (PTSD: National Center for PTSD, 2016). It is stated that abundant individuals would explain religious and spirituality as the most valuable source of strength and direction of their
According to the article, “there are many ways, sports represent the very best of the human spirit and yet, some many find it odd to suggest a connection between sports and spirituality, as though these are two completely distinct facets of human life with very little in common, if anything at all” (Sports and Spirituality, 2012). It is said that when talking about spirituality, there is more focus on kung fu, tai chi, or some other martial art that we can see overlap between the sport and spirituality., How does spirituality connect with to do with modern western sports for instance, football, softball, baseball or basketball? Since martial arts, kung fu etc. are considered a sport which link to spirituality, why not the modern western sports; is it because of where they originated from. We should not be thinking that way because the human mind and spirit are involved in something a person is passionate about within their own space and community. Sports play a part in linking someone 's inner self and spirituality with their body. As said before spirituality is having or being connected to something that a person believes in, practices, have a passion for or even …show more content…
It also emphasizes a “connection to that which transcends the self. The connection might be to God, higher power, a universal energy, the scared, or to nature” (PTSD: National Center for PTSD, 2016). Also this site shares information on the United States, the U.S opinions about spirituality in numbers. The researchers did some opinion surveys on spirituality and found out that that most people authorize with God or some higher power. “ In the 2007 Gallup Poll 86% of respondents indicate a belief in God, while only 6% stated they did not believe in God” (PTSD: National Center for PTSD, 2016). It is stated that abundant individuals would explain religious and spirituality as the most valuable source of strength and direction of their