Sportsmen's Values
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="veteran">veteran</span> <span word="springboard">springboard</span> <span word="driver">driver</span>, <span word="defeated">defeated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="compatriot">compatriot</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="finals">finals</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="championship">championship</span>, <span word="offering">offering</span> <span word="congratulations">congratulations</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="victor">victor</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="warm">warm</span> <span word="embrace">embrace</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="waving">waving</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tearful">tearful</span> <span word="farewell">farewell</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="audience">audience</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="outstanding">outstanding</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="fencer">fencer</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decisive">decisive</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="rival">rival</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="sword">sword</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="muscular">muscular</span> <span word="spasm">spasm</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="own">own</span>.</p><p><span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="occurrences">occurrences</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="athletic">athletic</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="scenes">scenes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tragic">tragic</span> <span word="heroism">heroism</span> <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="tears">tears</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outgoing">outgoing</span> <span word="heroes">heroes</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="audience">audience</span>. <span word="Sportsmen">Sportsmen</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fierce">fierce</span> <span word="competitions">competitions</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="records">records</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="evident">evident</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="strenuous">strenuous</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="satisfactory">satisfactory</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="brilliant">brilliant</span> <span word="career">career</span>.</p><p><span word="Chances">Chances</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="championship">championship</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="between">between</span>. <span word="Life">Life</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="short">short</span>. <span word="Still">Still</span> <span word="shorter">shorter</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="athlete">athlete</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="games">games</span>. <span word="None">None</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="athletic">athletic</span> <span word="contestant">contestant</span> <span word="feels">feels</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="keenly">keenly</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rarity">rarity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fleeting">fleeting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="cherishes">cherishes</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="minute">minute</span>, <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tries">tries</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grasp">grasp</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="gives">gives</span>, <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="honours">honours</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="fro">fro</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="participate">participate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span>-<span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="spirit">spirit</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="finds">finds</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weak">weak</span> <span word="daring">daring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="defy">defy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strong">strong</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="striving">striving</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="performance">performance</span>. <span word="Ever">Ever</span> <span word="better">better</span>-<span word="the">the</span> <span word="ideal">ideal</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="luring">luring</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sportsman">sportsman</span> <span word="forward">forward</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="never">never</span> <span word="relax">relax</span>, <span word="never">never</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="none">none</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="competitors">competitors</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="defeated">defeated</span>-<span word="even">even</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="bound">bound</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="surpassed">surpassed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sports">sports</span>-<span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="losers">losers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="victor">victor</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="replaced">replaced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="honour">honour</span> <span word="list">list</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="undaunted">undaunted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inevitable">inevitable</span> <span word="failure">failure</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="striving">striving</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="can">can</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="happily">happily</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="winner">winner</span>, <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="contentedly">contentedly</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="better">better</span>" <span word="records">records</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="proudly">proudly</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="youth">youth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="vain">vain</span>.</p>
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