經典美文：Sportsmen's Values

　　以下是小編整理的情感類英語美文欣賞：Sportsmen's Values，希望對你有所感觸。

　　A veteran springboard driver, defeated by hiscompatriot in the finals of a world championship,offering congratulations to the victor in a warmembrace and waving a tearful farewell to theaudience. An outstanding female fencer falling in adecisive set not under the attack of her rival'ssword but as a result of a muscular spasm of herown.

　　Those are common occurrences in the athletic worldbut they are scenes of tragic heroism bringing tearsto the eyes of the outgoing heroes as well as theaudience. Sportsmen spend the best part of their lives in tough training and fierce competitionsfighting or ever better records. When it becomes evident they are on the decline they still makestrenuous efforts to give their best so as to bring a satisfactory end to their brilliant career.

　　Chances to compete for championship are few and far between. Life is short. Still shorter isthe time for an athlete trying to win games. None other than an athletic contestant feels sokeenly about the rarity of opportunity and the fleeting of time. He cherishes every minute,makes full use of it and tries to grasp any chance coming his way. He gets as much as he gives,winning honours not only for himself but also fro his country.

　　To participate and to win-that is the Olympic spirit. It finds expression in the weak daring todefy the strong, and the strong striving for ever better performance. Ever better-the idealalways luring a sportsman forward. He will do everything he can for it, never relax, never giveup. It is said that none of the competitors can avoid being defeated-even the best is bound tobe surpassed by someone still stronger. This is the rule of sports-thousands of losers to setoff one victor who in turn will eventually be replaced by someone on the honour list. However,undaunted by the inevitable failure, he is always striving to do the best he can. When thetime comes and he knows he can't, he well step down happily to give place to the youngerwinner, aware contentedly of the fact that he has done his bit for the "ever better" records ofthe Olympic Games. He will say proudly that he has not lived his youth in vain.