Winners Never Quit and Quitters Never Win
With just 33 days left to the opening game of the 11th ICC World Cup, all 14 teams have submitted their final squads with the ICC. The entire nation, including me, is charged up for this much sought after event. But I look at it not just as a mere source of entertainment, but as a way of life.
There’s a reason so many motivational speakers use sports as a metaphor for life. There are innumerable parallels between what it takes to be successful both in real life and on the playing field. The qualities of determination, skill, and hard work contribute to a man’s chance of winning in both arenas. Unfortunately, as men’s character off the field has declined, so has their behavior on it. Men pout and even cry when they lose, they gloat when they win.
So here are some tips that will help you incorporate a good sportsmanship in your life:
1. Be a team player
2. Stay positive
3. Lose gracefully
4. Be a role model
5. Respect the leader‘s role
6. Avoid comparing employees to one another
7. Don‘t make it all about winning and losing
8. Play the No-blame Game
9. Celebrate success as a group
10. Present consequences for poor sportsmanship
11. Put the Work into Teamwork
Good sportsmanship encompasses many aspects of a man’s character, the most fundamental being respect. The good sportsman respects his. He plays with integrity. A success that does not come fairly holds no satisfaction for him. He is honest in his dealings with opponents, because he treats them the way he wants to be treated. He is unselfish in his desire to see all his teammates participate in a project. He is humble in his victories, and has the proper perspective on his losses. In short, the qualities that go in to making a good man are the same ones that contribute to being a great sportsman. So I hope you guys will incorporate few of the above mentioned guidelines into your daily life.
Until next time, loads of happiness, BSR.
