....I always thought that sports men/women were.....well, sporting. Sure there's competitiveness, let's face it, without it, sporting events would be as exciting as a tea party, but there's also violence, vindictiveness, and well, it's just not.....sporting.
All over the news is the story of Luis Suarez and his less than sporting tactics of biting his opponents. This isn't his first time trying to take a chunk out his opponents, and while football isn't classed as a contact sport, there is a certain amount of contact and barging expected. But BITING!! Come on, that's just not on.
Fortunately there are other athletes who are not overpaid and have still got that sportsmanship in them. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Ivan Fernandez Anaya who could have won a race when his opponent slowed down thinking he'd crossed the finish line. Instead of charging past and winning, Ivan pointed out the finish line and ran behind coming in second. Now THAT is sportsmanship.
Maybe runners ARE a different breed from those that are attracted to football. I'd like to think so.
All over the news is the story of Luis Suarez and his less than sporting tactics of biting his opponents. This isn't his first time trying to take a chunk out his opponents, and while football isn't classed as a contact sport, there is a certain amount of contact and barging expected. But BITING!! Come on, that's just not on.
Fortunately there are other athletes who are not overpaid and have still got that sportsmanship in them. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Ivan Fernandez Anaya who could have won a race when his opponent slowed down thinking he'd crossed the finish line. Instead of charging past and winning, Ivan pointed out the finish line and ran behind coming in second. Now THAT is sportsmanship.
Maybe runners ARE a different breed from those that are attracted to football. I'd like to think so.
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