In contrast to that, it is also common to see people fighting people, in more of a dog-eat-dog depiction of the world’s citizens. Leifer excels in expressing the true desire for victory in the midst of battle in his sports photographs. Amongst all of the drive to win, and teamwork involved to win, there comes a clear-cut respect for the opponent. Leifer uses his pictures to depict this respect enemies have for each other. These three themes are seen in Leifer’s sports photography, and even though it may be portrayed through something as simple as sports and athletics, there is a bigger meaning.
The Greek word athletes means combatant in public games. It was originally used to describe athletic contests like the Olympics. Olympic champions are looked upon as some of the greatest athletes in the world. There is a difference however between athletes and champions. Champions work for there ability to be an athlete and they give great effort no matter what to achieve being the best.
Morale The morale of the Greek soldiers in comparison to the Persians contributed to their victory. The Greek soldiers were fighting with patriotism for the freedom of Greece. Athens was sacked and burned by the Persians after the battle of Marathon. As a result, many of the soldiers had a direct emotional attachment to their fighting and role in the war. This gave them an edge over the Persians who were fighting for their leaders, without any emotional attachment to the cause of fighting.
It showed power and earned much respect. Bravery was used as a form of entertainment in Medieval culture, “Somewhat less chaotic was the joust…pitted armored horsemen against each other by one charging with sharp or blunt lances…such contests were extremely dangerous,” (“Sports & Games in Medieval Culture”). Such dangerous acts required bravery due to the risk of injury and or worse death even though it was just entertainment. Entertainment was narrow in the Medieval Ages, violence was what made the entertainment entertaining, “In general, Medieval people seem to be quite willing to risk serious injury in the pursuit of entertainment,” (“Sports & Games in Medieval Culture). Bravery was not only shown in acts of violence, not all entertainment was violent; “Some entertainments were pure demonstrations of athleticism.
The Spartans,as brave as their sacrifice indubitably was,were professional soldiers trained from birth to be ready to give their lives in combat as Spartan law dictated.Oppositly ,the Thespians were soldiers who chose to add whatever they could to the fight,rather than allow the Spartans to be destroyed alone. The fighting was said to have been extremely brutal.As their numbers diminished the Greeks retreated to small hill in the narrowest part of the pass.The Thebans took this opportunity to the Persians.After their spears broke the Spartans and Thespians kept fighting with short words and after those broke,they were said to have fought with their bare hands,teeth and nails. The Greeks killed many Persians,including two of Xerxes brothers.In this final stand,Leonidas was killed and the Spartans fought very hard to defend his boday.Xerxes in range at the loss of so many of his soldiers,ordered that the head be cut off and the body
Mayweather, Jr. and Pacquiao have developed training regimes, fighting styles, and reputations, which label them as great fighters and analysis of these attributes distinguishes who is the greatest. Boxers pre-fight training prior to a bout is detrimental in how effectively the fighter performs in the ring. In many cases poor training is obvious when watching a fight, and can be the determining factor in who wins. Floyd and Manny are rarities that have perfected the art of training. Both fighters have similarities and differences in their intense pre-fight
This benefit allowed tactics such as the ‘wedge’ to be executed as more soldiers could reinforce the wedge from behind, which would consequently break the enemies’ formation (Roman Empire.net 2012). As a result of these tactics many battles were won in favour of Rome. These victories can be appreciated as it too aided the faith in the Emperors. In comparison; Emperors used this power among society to increase their popularity. Instances in which this can be seen would be the gladiator games.
It was an exhilarating experience to test my abilities in the planning and execution of a free fall jump. I was able to add fun to a very stressful and dangerous training event and lastly I was able to discover where I was in need of improvement. The job of being a Jumpmaster is something that one does because they love it, and because you see something bigger than yourself. Force Recon Marine’s do this job for the challenge and to show the world that the Marines are the best. I would never ask my soldiers to experience and do things that I would not do myself, because they need to know that you are the one that they would rather be in the field with than any other
Placed in a competitive setting humans will thrive gaining any possible advantage against their adversaries because after all it is human nature to desire and achieve superiority and triumph against all competitors and challenges faced with. The use of performance enhancing drugs can be dated back to ancient Romans, as early as 668 BC; athletes would study the effects special diets had on their athletic performance in an effort to enhance their performances. From drinking special herbal liquids, eating animal hearts or testicles, and pharmaceuticals; these forms of drugs used have changed as science has made advances throughout the years. Despite the long history of performance enhancing drugs in sports, doping is arguably the most controversial issue in modern day sports. So the question rises, why are performance enhancing drugs not legalized?
What I love the most about playing sports, more than anything, is the competition. Competition to me, is what sports are all about. Some may argue saying they're about teaching discipline and building character, but to me, it's about competition. Yes, those are very important characteristics one should have, but when it comes down to it, it's all about winning. Why would someone work their tails off, practice for numerous hours a week, eat right, and focus so much on being the best if winning wasn't important?