Competition In Sports

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performing more mechanically and the technology placed in the sport gear itself to further help the athlete along. Even then some of those that try to compete at the highest-level end up failing after all that hard work and dedication. It may just happen they naturally don’t succeed, that they are cut short by injury or that they just burn out and fall away from the sport because they aren’t happy with being mediocre, they were those who were devoted but couldn’t accomplish the goals set to become the top prospect.
Playing sports as a youth used to be all about the fun of playing the game, with sayings such as “It doesn’t matter if you win or lose but how you play the game” referring to the use of good sportsmanship. It seems now that the saying seems to be win at all costs. Even the competitive level of young athletes is increasing dramatically. With the age at which kids start competing going down they learn early how to compete and they only learn to compete more as they g...