Winning Isn't Everything It's The Only Thing Essay

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    Competitive Beings”). Henry Russell Sanders, UCLA Bruins football coach, is credited with the phrase, “Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing.” In comparison, Vince Lombardi is quoted as having said, “Winning isn’t everything, but the desire to win is.” Although the different meanings of these quotes exemplify the varying interpretations of competitiveness in human nature, Lombardi’s values of winning better displays a healthy view of competition because it is more fundamentally realistic. Lombardi’s

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    Winning isn’t everything, there are plenty of others like I don’t know: carrots, apples, knives, money. It really isn’t everything, but that's because it is the only thing. Now this isn’t some pretentious statement, because the statement is true. The statement doesn’t deny the existence of losing, it denies the possibility of it. Winning is the only option, because no one wants to lose, you have to have the determination to win. “Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing” - Vince Lombardi. Vince

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    great impact on one’s life, whether it be physical, mental or emotional. The impact they have on character, winning, and fun, however, beats all. These factors all play an influential role in youth sports. What many don’t understand is that winning isn’t everything. Everyone can win when playing sports by having fun while in addition, by building relationships and in turn, character. Winning doesn’t have to be one’s top priority despite the positives that can arise from them. Sports, in general, “help

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    Winning is every coach or player's main goal in any sport or in life. Although winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing. Coaches spend countless hours preparing for a big game and this builds up the fear of a loss. No one wants to lose after you dedicate hours upon hours on the court and in the books scouting and preparing for a game. Therefore, winning becomes the only option for you and your team. Throughout this persuasive essay, dedication, toughness, and ** will explain why “winning isn’t

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    When you are playing a sport most people you the quote “winning isn't everything it's the only thing.” This quote was said by Vince lombardi when he was addressing his players in the locker room before the Super Bowl. This quote has hung high as one of the most famous sport quotes of all time, but why? There are many reasons that people use this quote and those just happen to be the best reasons to use this quote in your speeches. There was a big reason that Lombardi decided to use this quote

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    760 BC, would you like to be a part of the generation that causes sports to be extinct? Sports are changing and not for the better, and people have many different opinions on if winning is everything and if so, should cheating be allowed? Winning isn’t the only thing in sports that matters and it shouldn’t be everything that athletes of all ages should abide by. The rise of steroid use in today’s sports is changing how people view athletes and role models. According to Heather Wright of Bleacher

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    Friday night lights of a hometown, high school football game or at a national level, both fans and players take winning seriously, and is often considered sacred. Red Saunders, former football coach of the UCLA Bruins said, “Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing.” However, is that really the case? Though it is an added bonus to win while playing sports, it is not the only thing because through athletic players build character, become more employable and establish life-long networks. First

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    Winning Isn't The Most Important Thing      Vince Lombardi's famous saying “Winning isn't the most important thing. It's the only thing” is unfortunately the motto of too many athletes today.      Although winning is important and sports are, and should be taken seriously, by far, winning isn't the only thing. Putting everything you have and giving one hundred percent to the effort is also very important to competition. A team that puts everything

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    of all time loses. Winning isn’t the only thing that matters in a game. There are many important lessons to learn from losing like learning good sportsmanship, having the opportunity to be part of a team, and losing builds great character. The first reason why winning is not the only thing because losing gives you the opportunity to learn from your loss and grow from it. Also, losing teaches sportsmanship which is an honorable quality to have. If the athlete is always winning then that quality

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    Gambling is not a sin as told by some religious sectors. As long as it isn’t done in moderation and if it is known that the person is still in control. Furthermore, it is fine as long as the person isn’t in debt. A conscious is the power that everyone has to decide which information is right or wrong when facing big challenges. All possibilities in this life might be good within the limits. Gambling has a number of negative effects that distinguish it from other challenging activities, but for

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