What is so fascinating in watching 8 men run 100 meters? Or watching a hammer-throw event? Technique, performance & “moves” are nice. But we don’t really care how perfect was the breathing tempo or the number of strides - its all about COMPETITION. It can be running, boxing, wind surfing or anything else, the closer & tougher the competition, the more we like it.
Competition is one of the most powerful motivators (on the upper part of the list right next to “fear” & “greed”). Who would be the first to get the bomb, who would make more sales this year, who would get more electors in the primaries.
Competition generates those additional drops of magic juice that do not exist in normal/training situations. When “playing” transforms to “competing”/”betting”/”i-will-kick-your-ass” game, those magic juice drops come up. And than it becomes a totally different ballgame.
And the 2nd best thing after participating in a good competition is watching one.
The Olympic Games provide us over 300 competitions in the next 2 weeks where 10,500 athletes would compete to get their gold/silver/bronze medal.
Below is an amazing video showing its not always about medals, sometime a competition over 4th place can become very painful…
"It's at the borders of pain and suffering that the men are separated from the boys."
Emil Zatopek
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