mc215+Winning+Is+Everything


 * Win or Go Home**


 * Last year, I played on a local soccer team. It was only a recreation league so no one cared about winning; in fact, the coach even said "it doesn't matter if we win or lose, it's just about having fun." Sports are to make people have fun, but don't you want to win? What kind of league doesn't have a winner? If no winners existed, what would the world be like? One thing for sure is that the world would be a completely different place.** Everyone tying would be like a socialist economy. No one is even able to win. The government takes care of that for them. **I believe that winning is everything because it is important in getting jobs, it motivates people, and you can get good prizes for doing so.**


 * One reason why winning is everything is that it is most people's jobs. Can you think of a job that doesn't require winning. I can only think of one, and it is being a bus driver, and I bet that everyone reading this wants to be more than a bus driver. One job that requires winning is being a lawyer. Somebody may disagree because lawyers still get paid either way, but they're wrong! Lawyers need to win if they're going to get more clients; who would want to hire a lawyer who hasn't won a single case? I know that I wouldn't want to do that that and I bet anyone else would either. Also, to get a job, don't you need to win over other people for a job. My teacher needed to win over 300 people just for a teaching job. What if you needed to become the president of a company, and wouldn't that mean way more than 300 people would show up; maybe 3000 people would show up. Now do you get that winning is everything?**


 * My next reason is that winning motivates people to do better. For example, in "Ronald Reagan," by Michael Schaller, Ronald Reagan had to beat out Howard Carter for President. Also, didn't Ray Lewis decide that he needed to get back into football to win one more championship before retiring? I'm pretty sure he did. Also, in "On the Ice," didn't Jules have to win over the ice and the cold water to live? What about every other famous person? They all had to win at something and even if someone isn't famous, they need to win. Hey, I'm just a kid, but I need to win at things. Everyone needs to win. Some people think things would get too competitive, but is no such thing as competition a good thing? No it's not. People need competition in their lives.**


 * Lastly, if you win, you can get very good prizes. Others may think people don't need prizes, but don't you want a reward for your hard work? I know I would. If someone wins at a sport in college, you can get a good salary. People need to make money or else they won't survive. Besides, why should other people get something for not doing anything? Even for kids. In little league, they give everyone a "participation" trophy. Why should little kids get trophies just for signing up. I know they are little and no one wants to hurt their feelings, but what happens when they become adults. They step into this cruel world and then if their feelings get hurt, they cry. That's what's going on now, and I think it should stop.**


 * Even though some people think you play to have fun, winning should be the main priority. Do you think someone should play something not to win?** It's like the person in my neighborhood who thinks keeping score is satanic, and everyone who just participates deserves a trophy. Satanic means horrible and made by the devil. **Everyone says to not care if we win or lose, but really they should be focused on if they are winning themselves. All those people who say that, you know what happens? They lose. I believe that winning is definitely everything in my world.**