I could not disagree more with the premise and conclusion.

Can you get a citation on which coach said it? It was Vince Lombardi, right? It's not critical here, but it just has a "some argue" feel to it. Also, "lifelong" doesn't need to be hyphenated.


Winning isn't the only thing at, say, a park district level.

My daughter asked me to proofread her essay, I wondered what the collective opinions of you cretins would be of her thoughts. Oh yeah, any suggestions for grammar, etc are still welcome.

Winning isn't the Only Thing

The word success is defined as, “the accomplishment of an aim or purpose.” The goal of one’s success varies from person to person. One famous coach is quoted saying, “Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing.” I firmly believe this to be false because winning does not measure the amount of effort, teamwork, and sportsmanship a team obtains.

Winning does not track the amount of effort a team or player has put into a sport. Naturally, a player with outstanding talent will beat out a player with lesser talent. Although the player with the lesser talent may put a greater amount of effort into every practice, a more gifted player will play in a game. The score on the board plainly does not determine which team has put more work into improving. Winning more often than not, compares the talent of two teams.

Teamwork is extremely important to the success of a team. It forces players to act unselfishly in order to complete a common goal, such as running an offense correctly. The ability to work with others extends to many situations in life. A surgery, for example, would never be successful if not every single person involved did their part. Not only do the doctors and nurses have to perform the surgery together, but even the janitors and receptionists need to complete their jobs for the surgery to run smoothly. Working well with your fellow teammates towards the same goal, whether it be scoring two baskets or passing the ball to every player, is much more important than winning a game.

In my opinion, a team that loses but has wonderful sportsmanship is superior to a winning team with poor sportsmanship. An amazing attitude on the field translates to a wonderful attitude in real life. If players show respect to their coaches, refs, and fellow players, they will learn to respect all people including teachers, bosses, police officers, and so on. A team’s ability to conduct themselves with respect is not calculated into the final score.
Success is simply not measured in the total times one team is victorious over another. To one player scoring a basket may be the goal they want to accomplish. Winning games does not help anyone achieve any life-long goals. Effort, teamwork, and sportsmanship all teach valuable lessons, thus making them exceedingly more important than winning in my book.

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Not going to Read all those Words ? Teachers BUSY!!! Can get the same Idea reading TWITTER!

a hard time with it was had by me.

passed that obsession along to my offspring like my baby blue eyes.

I hope I made a difference and that when they're smoking meth these days, they tell people that they smoked some meth and not that some meth was smoked.

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