Blog #11 Expectations and Reality in a Competition/Sport

Being part of a competition is so much fun. There is always excitement about who is going to win and who will lose. I like to watch all the competitors face reaction and thrill before the competition starts. In every competition, you will find someone who is too over confident. They probably just like to show off or impress people. So the audience’s expectation gets higher as well. Some people might end up cheering for them as well. In reality, they turn out to be a complete loser because of their over confidence.

It is good to be confident when you are in a competition. It really increases the chance to actually win. But we should always remember that there is someone out there who could be better than us. That is why we should never be too confident. Just believe in your hard work.

Sometimes our expectation is so high that we forget there is a cruel competitive world out there waiting for us. Sometimes I have seen discrimination, unfair advantage to others and bullying during the competition. You just have to face the reality.



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Another kind of expectation could be cheering from our country in an international sports competition.  It could be for our own country or may be for any football or cricket team. I have seen Indian people getting crazy if their team cannot win in a match. They expect that their cricket team will win every match. But in reality, it is impossible to do so. Others let down our expectation and we also let down others expectation sometimes.