I wish there was more sport and properly competitive sport too. In the UK there is a problem insofar as it is assumed that most people will enjoy football(soccer), rugby, cricket, netball, hockey or athletics. There isn't enough diversity.
But, sport helps teach rules, respect, fitness (healthy living), the ideal of working hard to succeed and most important of all...
FAILURE!!!
For some reason, we seem to think it is bad to learn about failure, yet it is a necessary part of our capitalist world.
In the UK we have a generation of people who are content to fail and blame everyone else. That's not to say there aren't problems with social mobility but learning how to respond properly to failure equips you with skills to go on and succeed in the future.
I might sound odd saying it, but I genuinely believe that losing a football (soccer?) match, aged 10, helped me deal with losing my job aged 24.
But, sport helps teach rules, respect, fitness (healthy living), the ideal of working hard to succeed and most important of all...
FAILURE!!!
For some reason, we seem to think it is bad to learn about failure, yet it is a necessary part of our capitalist world.
In the UK we have a generation of people who are content to fail and blame everyone else. That's not to say there aren't problems with social mobility but learning how to respond properly to failure equips you with skills to go on and succeed in the future.
I might sound odd saying it, but I genuinely believe that losing a football (soccer?) match, aged 10, helped me deal with losing my job aged 24.
Love 'n' hugz,
Lord Chad
4th Earl of Catsuit
There is nothing more dangerous than a man who knows he is right.
Lord Chad
4th Earl of Catsuit
There is nothing more dangerous than a man who knows he is right.
