Be A Consistent Winner!

          In the world of sports, winning is the most essential thing to achieve. Hence, sports people train so hard day in and day out so as to achieve the goal of success. Perhaps it is always the will that will guide a person towards joy and contentment in whichever field of sports he would deal on. 

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       On the other hand, your will to be the best should always be the guide to reach the top and it should be devoid of any wrongdoings.  And it needs to be consistently bear in mind that winning is the primary goal. Another consideration on any field of sports is the attitude of being fair and square with others even with one's direct competitors. In times of losing, accept with all humility and never put the blame of losing on the opponent. 

          Your  will to excel is very essential and plays a critical role on the game. It should be couple with a regular routine to improve your performance and abilities. Winning is therefore achieved when you become ready to face all the necessary elements of the game. 

          Hence, put consistency in your game and always desire to improve your performance. And by all these elements, winning then could be at hand to you. 

                                        

How to Become A Winner

          The world of sports is composed of so many facets. And one of these is its similarity to a coin- it is composed of two parts - positive and negative. Any sport's  aim is always winning the game. Hence giving one's 100% performance in any sport is a must. No second level or lopsided performance but rather, everything should be aiming for the best. 

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          On the other hand, losing in any competition is the other side of the coin. Pain, desolation, downhearted, heartbroken and others are but some of the negative consequences of any loss. Sometimes, a player could ask himself/herself, "What went wrong with my performance? How did it happen when in fact, I have given my best shot?" Other questions could come up in one's mind yet at the very end, this unfortunate result could be a blessing in disguise and it will happen when one says the positive effect of losing.

           That instead of blaming oneself or the worse, blaming others, one will resort to retrospection and assess what needs to be improve or revised in terms of one's approach to the game.

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"Better luck next time" is always a seemed compliment afterwards yet there would always be a room for improvement in one's performance.

          Thus one of the best ways to approach any game is to look at it as a means of emerging as a winner- both in winning or losing the game. It's all in the mind after all.

                                   

Australian Open 2015 Fever is On!

          One of the most awaited tennis competitions every year is the Australian Open. And for this year, it has commenced yesterday (19 January 2015) and will run till February 1, 2015. Some notes of it:

" This year's Australia Open is the 103rd edition of the tournament and will be held at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. This huge event will be run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and will be a part of the 2015 ATP World Tour and the 2015 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. 

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The tournament consists of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws as well as a mixed doubles event. There will be singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which is part of the Grand A category of the tournaments, and also singles, doubles and quad events for both men's and women's wheelchair tennis players as part of the NEC tour under the Grand Slam category." Source- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Australian_Open

Some of the highlights during the opening date: 

Good news for the Australian men as four of them emerged as winners on the opening day event. These include Tomic, Kokkinakis, Groth and Kyrgios. Meanwhile, other big names who came triumphant on their initial matches are Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal, Thomas Berdych, and Grigor Dimitrov. However on the distaff side, one known player who was ousted on the opening day was Ana Ivanovic, the world's number five, who lost her game to Lucie Hradecka, 6-1, 3-6, 2-6.

          Hence if you enjoy the game of tennis, watch all the games live on the playing court or on TV and together with its million fans, scream to the top of your voice to cheer your favourite tennis great players. 

                                                         
                                       

Hosting International Sporting Events

          Many nations nowadays are competing for the right to host international sporting events however some people think this is not a good idea. Hosting big sports events can be an issue for countries especially for those which are competing to win such right. It can be a problem and it is not a good idea since the competition may result to a sour relationship among them. 

          Big sporting events such as World Cup, Olympics, and others attract many affluent people and tourists to witness them. Consequently this would bring huge profit and long term economical increase in terms of tourism. However due to the benefits that could be possibly acquired, the right to host thus become a stiff competition among them. Although it would be a big advantage to win the right due to the prospect of having more infrastructures, labour force and promotions. For example, the Olympic that was held in China was announced with greater margin and apparently it acquired more prominence especially to its culture.

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           Furthermore, the opportunity to host such a massive event provides an opportunity to invite more people like  businessmen and the like. Eventually it will result to further boost to economy. On the other hand, the negative impact of creating a compelling decision to which country will come out as the eventual host will most likely result to a deteriorating relationship among the participating countries. Aside from that, bribery and corruption might also happen among the competing nations. 

          Eventually, the hosting of such events will either result to a positive outcome or a negative one. It is therefore upon the hands of the corresponding leaders and officers of these nations to see to it that everything is done according to the best of interest of all. 

Contributing writer: Myra Flor Jugan




                                                  

Making A Statement

           Here's comes the great humanitarian boxer once again- Manny Pacquiao, the only eight-division world champion of the world, who after demolishing the equally talented Chris Algieri in their latest fight in Macau, China. 

          After his recent triumph in the ring, he replied to Floyd Mayweather's teasing of him through his post in his Instagram account that anytime, the former is willing to fight Mayweather so as to put a period to this long dream of the world's boxing enthusiasts. 

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          While many people joined Manny on this celebration, three hundred children also celebrated with him for he is their benefactor in their education and in their other needs. That's exactly how Manny is admired by many of his fans not just the adult people but as well coming from the children who will soon have better and bright future through the assistance extended to them by the humble champion, Manny.

          Manny has been telling the press and all his fans that they all deserve this much awaited fight with Mayweather so it is now on the hands of the former to accept and sign the contract of this very rich fight. 

          For the great people's champ, congratulations to your recent victory and may more people find joy in all the sharings that you have extended and will continue to extend to them.

                                               

Asian Games 2014

          As the recently concluded Asian Games 2014's memories come to our minds, sighs of relief and shouts of joy surely filled the hearts of all especially with its resounding successes  that came from those who have participated live and even those who followed the games online. In some way, multitude of records were shattered by the great performance of the athletes. Indeed, these athletes made their host countries so proud of them not only by just bringing the beacon but also by fulfilling their ultimate dream and that is to emerge as the best among the best in Asia. 

          Examples of those worthy to mention are the 14 world records which were shattered during the games. Moreover, there were also 80 Games records that were set during the event. Among the participating countries, China emerged as the best by garnering 151 gold medals and was followed by South Korea with 79 gold medals. Third came Japan with 47 gold medals and Kazakhstan with 28 gold medals. 

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          On the other hand, as the events went by, some controversies came especially on the area of poor officiating. Perhaps this is one area that the event organisers and other sports officials need to look into into as they would surely gather together to assess the just concluded huge sporting event. 

       During the closing ceremony, one of the highlights was the performance of the Rainbow Choir, composed of 30 children. They were so focused on their superb performance and it was one of the much applauded part of the ceremony. Indeed, new stars of the various sports came out and some former stars started their exit of the game. Congratulations to all winners and to all participants. Finally this event became an avenue for all people of Asia to come together as one community. 

                                   

What's Up In the World of Sports?

          During this time of year, the world of sports is very much alive. Indeed there are numerous events and developments in the various sporting events and let us know some of them here. 

          In the world of MMA (mixed martial arts), the UFC announced that it has suspended one of its top players, Anthony "Rumble" Johnson due to a domestic violence claim against him. His present record is 18-4 and his recent victory was a stunning win over the equally famous Antonio Rogerio Nogueria and this happened in just less than a minute. 

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          Meanwhile in the world of amateur basketball league in the Philippines, Far Eastern University (FEU) clobbered the team La Salle in a score 65-60. For the FEU Tamaraws, the leading scorers were Mike Tolomia who managed to get 19 points and he was equally supported by the 15 point contribution of Mac Belo. 

          On the other hand, in the cricket world, Australia's Mitchell Marsh will make his Test debut in a game against Pakistan. However team Australia is set to miss the services also of the talented Shane Watson who is presently recovering from his ankle injury. The player designated to take over his place is Kane Richardson. 

          Thus, these are but just some of our updates now in the sports world. We all know that each day brings enormous events and surprises in the world of sports.