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> In article <1993Jan13.155128.4753@linus.mitre.org> bs@gauss.mitre.org (Robert D. Silverman) writes:
> >:In a thread that was discussing the value of sports and other extra-curricular
> >:activities, 
> > 
> >Please explain to me how sports can teach him what is necessary to 
> >get a job and support himself after he finishes school? There are
> >really very few professional athletes, and it is NOT a lifelong
> >career.


Yes.. sports is a career for very few people in this world. But playing
and participating in sports (especially team sports) teaches kids things 
that are helpful in tougher things down the road. When you play in team 
sports you win some and lose some. When you lose, its not always your fault, 
& when you win, its not always because of you. It teaches you to persist, 
win as a team, and accept the fact you don't always get what you want 
(i.e. win). It teaches you how to handle situations when you don't 
get what you want (lose). It teaches you how to lose.

I still remember the days when I
played ball in the streets as a kid. At first, I used to be devastated
when I (and my team) lost. But then, you learn, you get another shot the 
next day. You have to take the disappointments and as they come.
Sports is a 'meaningless' activity that prepares you for the real world.

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| Prashanth                    |                      |
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