Good question Kelly...,well let's see.. I'm prone to do the "happy dance" even tho I'm disabled.. worth the risk of falling over. Also I do enjoy the "occasional" "I told ya soo" :) sooo I let you come to your own conclusions.. Can't think of a fav. right now.
It depends. As regards work I'm competitive if it is a high stakes win/lose for the client because if anyone is going to win I want it to be my client, but mostly I prefer negotiation if I can get people to the table. As regards school I enjoy teaching others so I'm non-competitive in that way, but I compete for high grades. As to games I enjoy the social process, but don't object to coming out on the top of the pile now and then. I have a friend who is an awesome scrabble and scramble player and I am in awe of her prowess - I only thought I was good!
A totally non-competitive person may not play strategically and the game might not be as much fun since it feels like the other person does not have their heart in it. OTOH they don't bitch and moan if the lose and act like a bad sport.
its a toss up Kelley.many years ago i tried my hand at little league coaching.i had more trouble with parents of my kids,opposing coaches and their parents,you could always tell what the parents was like by how the kids competed.i always felt that you do give all a chance to play,win or lose and taught them even tho defeated that they was the winners.sad to say when they reach intermediate and higher level of play to much is placed on winning.
yes board games and cards will lead to some that are sore at losing and will i tend to stay away from play with them.
back to the sports and winning you will see that some parts of our society that parents and coaches hold kids back in school so they will be bigger and better,was always a joke about how they did that in Texas a lot.
I think the level of intensity that some parents/grandparents show at children's sports is absolutely ridiculous. A friend coached 5th grade cheerleading this year and one grandmother was banned from attending games/practices/performances the rest of the season because she so viciously verbally attacked my friend and a fifth grade girl because that girl was getting to do something in performance that her granddaughter wasn't getting to do because she didn't have the skills yet.
Geez, get a flippin' grip, people!
I hate it when some get "petty & sneaky" for example when we were on bolwing league.. Before "offical play started this young woman got a strike.. Sooo see wanted it to be official.. Well apparently her mommy was the decider.. hmmm. I was pissed soo I got my old cripple ass going & whooped her.. Soemtimes the "gods" of fair play are paying attention.. just had ta open a fresh can of woop ass!
Roy T. Mercer couldn't have said it better.BWA
yes Kelley,use to see some fathers when their kids was in HS competition,almost like their being there would help their brats be the top dogs.
I like to play the board game Aggravation and aggravate the hell out of the competition. I'm pretty hard to beat in Scrabble and Yahtzee, too! That's about as competitive as I get ... and I enjoy the game, not the outcome.
Being very competative can be a great thing... motivater? as long as it's done in a possitive way.. will who is Roy T Mercer?
I played a lot of sports growing up and I was taught to play 110% all the time. I worked very hard to be good at the sport and gave it my all. However, I was also taught good sportsmanship. I agree that the little league parents often times forget what it means to be a good sport.
I think competition is a good thing. It helped me progress in my career over the years. I thoroughly enjoy a good game of scrabble and a friendly game of golf. That little competitiveness adds to the game and makes winning just that must sweeter.
Excellent question!
In some areas I am way too competitive...but not in sports. Weird...my sister used to tell me because I did not encourage competitive behaviors inmy kids sports I was ruining them..lol.
All 3 played different sports for the local YMCA and as everyone knows..it's everybody gets to play at the Y..regardless of talent.
And as far as my kids achievements and being 'in competition' with my sisters...uh, nope, no way no how, I have seen far too many parents living through their kids lives and it makes me really uncomfortable.
May the best woman win!!
(we just got a new cocker spaniel puppy though, and he would win any puppy competition!)
