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If sports are something that interests you, you must want to know how to be good at them. Succeeding at a sport takes skill. (1) Skill alone may take you far, but you’ll never go all the way without the right attitude and team spirit. The following tips can help you be a better sports player
Join a sports team. If you’re interested in sports, joining a team is a good way to start. (2) You are likely to develop friendships with at least some of your team members. Besides, even if your skills are low, joining a team will improve your skills.
Set big but realistic(现实的)goals for yourself. This does not mean being unrealistic, or saying you’re going to go professional within a year. Instead, you should take a look at what you are, and decide where you think you would like to be. (3)
Be a good sport. Being good at sports means more than physical strength and speed. (4) If you fail in a match, accept the loss and show respect to other players for their victory. Treat loss as a learning experience. Find out what you did wrong, and then try to improve it for the next game.
(5) It’s possible to get so crazy about winning that you forget why you want to be good at the very beginning. Not taking the time to enjoy the sport you play results in a fast burnout. Whether you’re practising or playing a competition, remember it is the joy that matters.
A. Let yourself have fun. B. Stay focused on the competition. C. Exercising with others is very enjoyable and encouraging. D. In order to be truly great, you need to be positive towards failure. E. Break a big goal down into small parts, and achieve them step by step. F. However, other things should be considered if you want to be a good sports player. |