Last night I was watching the news. In sports, it showed a clip of the Brazilian football team arriving at their home airport. A huge crowd was gathered there to “welcome” the team with what seemed like abusive yells and gestures. And yet, the defeated players waved sadly at them and quickly got onto their waiting bus, with their heads hanging low. It was a sad sight.
As shocking as it was for me to see the previous World Cup champion making their exit so early on in the game, I don’t think they deserve to be treated this way. Come on guys, don’t be so hard on these sportsmen. Perhaps they didn’t play well enough for you, they got kicked out of the World Cup and you lost some money on your bet. But don’t take it out on them. It’s not easy to win all the time. And as in any game, there will be a winner and many losers. You can’t expect to win every match. God is fair.
I’m speaking from the point of view of a former sportsperson. No one likes to lose in a game. Defending your title is the hardest thing to do because the expectation is sky-high and you have to face up to the challenges no matter what form you’re in. You not only need to be in your physical best, but also to be mentally strong and prepared to take all that pressure.
It feels lousy to any sportsman to have a big let-down like this. And any boo-ing from spectators and bad press is definitely an added injury. It is very easy for you and me to sit back, watch, curse and criticise. But it’s not easy for a beaten player to stand in front of a heated crowd, trying to swallow pride and face defeat with dignity.
As shocking as it was for me to see the previous World Cup champion making their exit so early on in the game, I don’t think they deserve to be treated this way. Come on guys, don’t be so hard on these sportsmen. Perhaps they didn’t play well enough for you, they got kicked out of the World Cup and you lost some money on your bet. But don’t take it out on them. It’s not easy to win all the time. And as in any game, there will be a winner and many losers. You can’t expect to win every match. God is fair.
I’m speaking from the point of view of a former sportsperson. No one likes to lose in a game. Defending your title is the hardest thing to do because the expectation is sky-high and you have to face up to the challenges no matter what form you’re in. You not only need to be in your physical best, but also to be mentally strong and prepared to take all that pressure.
It feels lousy to any sportsman to have a big let-down like this. And any boo-ing from spectators and bad press is definitely an added injury. It is very easy for you and me to sit back, watch, curse and criticise. But it’s not easy for a beaten player to stand in front of a heated crowd, trying to swallow pride and face defeat with dignity.
4 comments:
I love the sudoku you have on your sidebar! BTW, why no chatbox? Want to comment also cannot!:(
dancing queen, you like sudoku too? put one on your blog. i used to have a chatbox, then forgot to put it back after doing a new template. but it's back up now! :)
sudoku is nice...love it especiallt the tough ones.
foodcrazee, sometimes i can't put it down and go to sleep just becoz i can't solve the puzzle! so for health sake, i think i better stick with easy ones and get my sleep. haha.
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