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  • ClarkKent (edited 8 years ago)
    +7

    I feel like sometimes I'm addicted to winning, not just winning in general but I am talking everything in my head is a big competition. I play football sometimes and I feel the need to be hard on myself, to do better, be better, or when I run marathons I want to be the best.

    But its also very weird because I am a credit person, as bad as I feel for myself I always congratulate the other winner. I am hard on myself but give alot of credit when someone beats me.

    But I study and practice to perfection, I play alot of sports, Soccer, Football, Baseball, and strive to do better every game. I run and I push my body to its limits.

    I do not believe I have ever let anyone win in my life, to let them win. I am the first to tell someone if you beat me I will be the first one to shake their hand.

    It's a problem I know, okay?!

    • tehdiplomat
      +2

      I don't think those things are contradictory. I consider myself a very competitive person, I might be the most competitive person I know. But that doesn't mean I have to be a bad sport when I lose. The best part about being competitive is to find "worthy" competition. It's always more fun if there's a struggle involved to win.

      Of course a lot of competitive people can be sore losers, and those are just the worst, because they'll typically gloat when they win, and pile on excuses when they don't.

      • ClarkKent
        +3

        Ah this man. I am very humble when I win, I don't talk I don't gloat, I simply hand the ball over if its football or walk back and not say anything, which I feel like is a good because I get awkward. But everyone thinks that I am showing off. No, this is me just being me.

        Sore losers is what gets me. I cannot handle sore losers, it only takes my skill up that much more. Now you are giving me a reason to beat you more. Don't think I am the type of person who won't remember the guy 3 years later who beat me and gloated cause now I will train for that next moment.

        But than again that's just me.

    • AinBaya
      +2

      That's interesting, kind of gives the traits of an honest and motivated person

      • ClarkKent
        +3

        I just realized that was very poorly written and I am sorry, I had a 2 hour commute to the office and I am too tired to edit it.

        • AinBaya
          +2

          Unless you think its not conveying the ideas you wanted it to then I think it was fine