kk115+Winning+Isn't+Everything

==Winning, it's a word a lot of people like to hear in competitions. Some people have good sportsmanship, while others just simply don't. For some people, winning is something they expect every time. But what happens when you're pushed into the losers zone? Winning should be something fun and not competitive. That's why I think winning is not everything.==

==Winning can come with awards, fame, and even money! Now that sounds like a great idea doesn't it, but not everything good comes from winning. You'll never give anyone else a chance to win, therefore, you'll never be fair to others! In April 2008, Sara Tucholsky of Western Oregon, her last year of baseball, hit a home run. Sara has never hit a home run before, but she can't just pat herself on the back. During their game facing Central Washington, Sara injured her knee when she realized she didn't hit the base. Members on the other team, Mallory Holtman (who had a record of hitting the most home runs) and Liz Wallace, carried the injured Sara around all bases and finally released her when they hit home run. Since Sara's own team members couldn't help her, Mallory and Liz decided to help the girl get her first home run ever, not even caring that their own team would lose.==

=="Drugs are cheating, and winning without honor is not winning." This quote, as said by Curt Schilling, means that if you didn't win while putting your heart and soul in it, that win, never even counted. Competitive winning, most of the time, leads to cheating. Back then, athletes may physically hurt another competitor to win. Nowadays, with the technology and drugs of this generation, athletes can take drugs to enhance their sport performance. Permanent effects can also happen such as defects and your appearance will also be severed. Have you ever heard about Lance Armstrong? He's won the Tour de France seven consecutive times. But starting a couple months ago, every single title, every single medal he has ever won...//stripped.// Armstrong's 2000 Olympic medals had gotten taken away and so has his Tour de France titles. And how you may ask? Drugs. Armstrong never admitted to using the drugs until this year, but he can never redeem what he has lost. Don't let that be you.==

==What if you're the one that lost? Although you think most athletes can just wave away the lost, a lot of pressure would be weighing down on them for their lost too. Back in the 1900s, a young athlete named Jim Duncan commited suicide. He felt very depressed on his failures throughout the year. The pressure, I'm sure, must have been weighing down on Duncan's shoulders like a heavy boulder. Most athletes expect the very best out of themselves, sometimes pushing the limit too far. If he or she fails at what they put their hope in the most, a immediate backfire may cause dangerous events to occur.==

==Even though all of the reasons above list that winning isn't everything, sometimes a little competitive match adds fun. You don't always want to play safe and not join in on some fun. Just don't take the lost a bit too hard. If your life is all about winning, everything you do will be competitive. Not everything good comes out of winning money, prizes, or fame.==