The word sportsmanship implies working with co-operating sincerely, discipline, punctuality and obedience. In other words, the virtue of team spirit can be called sportsmanship. The word sportsmanship does not mean goals and records pertaining to the sports field. It is also applicable in daily life like the way in which we conduct ourselves socially, in business, in class rooms and as a citizen.
Co-operation is an important aspect of sportsmanship. No goal in life or in field can be achieved without the co-operation of our peers and compatriots. A person can be self-reliant only to an extent. There comes a stage when without the co-operation of our fellow beings a person cannot hope to achieve a larger goal. Mahatma Gandhi was a self reliant person; however he also needed the co-operation of Indian masses in order to make his non-co-operation movement and Satyagraha successful.
Sincerity is most essential part of sportsmanship. In the absence of it, the truth and the commitment of the person towards the task at hand is lost. The attempts become half hearted. The willingness to go to all the extents to complete the job is lost. The end results are an incomplete or unsatisfactory work.
Discipline is required in great quantities if one wishes to complete the job in the easiest way. Discipline makes a person more systematic. He does the job in a regular and proper manner. No loophole or snag in the job is left unattended. In the end the finished work is a joy to behold.
Punctuality is the essence of sportsmanship. In the absence of the schedule and the time table for the job goes hay-wire. The worker and the team who do not value time are the most careless workers. They because of their attitude towards time often endanger the whole project or the work at hand. Every work in this world has to be completed within a certain time frame. If this is not without a reason that the nature follows this time table with a great deal of punctuality.
Vocabulary
Virtue—quality
Self-reliant—self-dependant