Sportsmanship in SPORTS?

[Spider-Man]

Originally Posted by Pavan Dave

Sorry to "burst" your bubble, bot being a good sport and doing the right thing have been around since wayyyyy before FIRST was even thought of. I can pretty much garuntee that it has been alive before Asimov and even the concept of a robot.

Pavan


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That's definitely true. I have found there to be great sportsmanship in the sport of curling. Other than being insanely fun and challenging, it encourages an atmosphere of fairness.

I believe this attitude to be not as uncommon as people think when it comes to certain nonprofessional sports; whereas, politics and the big business sports and their feeder programs have nurtured a me-first, we-second, you-last mentality.

At least in the US, what do you see on TV or in movies more? Curling or Basketball?

Stories like this are encouraging that not all is lost in major collegiate athletics. I hope that our rising stars in the program can spread the social message of FIRST throughout the other sports.

Good Game.