From this inhuman pressure doping is born because the athlete feels the imperative of having to be No. 1. I believe instead that sport should be a private pressure, a challenge for yourself.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The pressure to be number one in sport leads to doping, so the author believes sport should be a private challenge rather than an external imperative.
- In plain terms
- Pressure to win causes doping, so sport should be a personal challenge.
- What can you take from it?
- Make sport a private challenge, not an external imperative.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is the pressure to win worth the cost?
- How do you handle competitive pressure?
Another view
Private pressure might still lead to unhealthy obsession without external checks.
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