Are You A Sore Loser, A Sore Winner, Or Do You Take It All In Stride?
By Rozie37
@Rozie37 (15499)
Turkmenistan
June 21, 2007 4:28pm CST
I always like to compete, but I like friendly competitions. When people start fighting and cheating, that takes all the fun out of it.
Then there are ones that win and they go on and on so much that it gets on your nerves. But the worse by far is a sore loser. When my second niece was ten years old, I taught her how to play checkers. When I beat her, she got mad at me. She is the sweetest child, so when she got mad at me, it hurt my feelings and I guess I hurt hers by beating her.
Anyway, I told her that she was not suppose to get mad when someone beat her at a game, she just needed to try harder next time. That child seriously had an attitude with me.
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@darkness01 (1300)
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21 Jun 07
I hate losing and i make no secret of it. im also very competitive and always want to be the best at what i do. However, if im fairly beaten by someone i will let them know i admire their talent and skill and i will want to learn from them and make sure i take tips from them to improve.
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@darkness01 (1300)
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22 Jun 07
I agree, i dont go over the edge as it were. If i know im never going to be better than someone then i accept it and move on. However, i cant help but want to be the best at the things i spend a lot of time on.
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@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
22 Jun 07
I am very competitive when it comes to sports and I don't like losing, but will accept it if it does happen. I don't like it when others rub it in your face and then start to brag on all day about it, then it becomes too much.
The one person I love competing against is my husband. He's got the brains but I've got the skills (haha)!
@laltu86 (1249)
• India
22 Jun 07
I say healthy competition leads to upliftment and glory not only to the winners but also the end-trotters , they learned a leason and can implement the learning in the next race , but if the competition is not healthy winning is the only option then the winner is the biggeset loser i would say.Great post Keep it up.
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@pallidyne (858)
• United States
21 Jun 07
I like friendly competitions as well, but for some of these reasons, I prefer cooperative or team oriented competitions. I find it a lot easier to deal with a sore winner or loser, when they have an entire team or a partner to deal with as well.
Playing Trivial Pursuit with my in-laws was actually a good bonding experience..
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@catcherguy247 (39)
• United States
21 Jun 07
Well, I have pretty much played baseball all my life. And if there was one thing that I truly learned, it would be to take pride in class. Countless times I have seen baseball games won and the winning team, instead of congratualting the losers on a game well played, they jump around and just act classless. I have also witnessed and been a part of the other extreme. Throwing things around and cursing and pouting.
What I would do? Explain to your neice that if she pouts and complains when she loses, or if she goes on and on about winning, that no one will want to play any other games with her. Being a good sport and showing class is very important,
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