How much is character a necessity to be successful at athletics? Where and at what point does what occurs off the field just as important as on the field of play?
Yesterday I was playing in a pick-up soccer game and there was a situation where a dispute on a call came up. Well, after the call went my teams way, a player on the other team yelled out "and you call yourself a Christian?" It got me thinking...what does a Christian look like on the field of play? How does a Christian compete athletically and what character qualities make up a great athlete on and off the field? Does one's spirituality impact positively or negatively on the field of play?
Well in the coming months, I am going to be blogging about the life of David and how I believe his life, leadership, and experiences translate into athletics and how those same character qualities he portrayed and lived out would impact greatly an athlete on the field of play.
How about you, what character qualities do you think make a great athlete? And are character qualities necessary for successful athletes?
2 comments:
i believe that competitiveness is good, but going too far is not sportsman like and can cause hatred. if you look at great athletes like derek jeter, barry sanders and cal ripkin jr. they all know how to act during the game which is competitive yet steady as a rock when it come to their temper or emotions. overall the ability to control emotions, competitiveness, integrity and knowing one's ability.
I beleive that self control is essential to competing at one's highest level and one's competitive nature will only benefit and drive individuals to compete at their highest levels.
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