There Are Many Parallels Between Sports And Everyday Life In Our World Today

By James B. Ewers Jr. Ed.D. Watching sports makes me muse sometimes about the comparisons to everyday living. The decisions we make and how they affect other people can make us famous or infamous. I suspect the important part is that we should always try to make good decisions. That should be our goal each day. In another life that I had, I would watch my opponent throw his tennis racket on the tennis court and sometimes step on it. They were boiling mad and upset because of a point they lost. Their tennis racket became the bane of their existence. Having their temper under control was just not happening. During my days of playing the sport of tennis, I never threw my racket in anger or disgust. The reasons were simple. I didn’t want to embarrass myself or my family. Another important reason was that I didn’t want to show my opponent I was affected by his play. My tennis role model was Arthur Ashe. Many years ago, I was in his presence. When you watched him play, you really couldn’t tell if he was winning or losing. Another player that had similar characteristics was Bjorn Borg from Sweden....