Friendly Competition

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Competition brings out the best and most competitive spirit in people. They fight harder to win, and they fight stronger to be the best. meanwhile, it can also bring out the worst in people. Competition can be a catalyst for bringing out the 'inner demon' of people. Sometimes the tunnel vision of winning shrouds out the other sights. Competition is both a great thing and a bad thing, depending on the person and situation. Sometimes friendly competition can push a person to change themselves to become a better, harder, faster, and stronger opponent, even when it is not even an official 'competition.'

Shrouding out the opponents in a 'friendly competition' can be a devilish tactic. Yet, some people do not ever resort to something like even caring so much about a competition. It is friendly to them, nothing serious. This is no sort of commitment. Yet there are the others who the only thing they think about is competition. The plan to win is to exploit their weaknesses in a friendly sports game. But one might just say that their motivation is just much greater, but how far does motivation go until it reaches the point of unfriendly? If a person seems to be willing to set aside a friendship in order to win, it does not seem to stay 'friendly.'

Competing can be completely intrinsic also. Challenging yourself. Personally, I always compare all my grades with one of my best friends. When they score higher than me, to be honest, I am disappointing. That is why I push myself to score higher. They have no idea I am in this marathon race with them, yet in my mind I am continuing to race and race until I beat them. It is still a friendly competition within my mind. This is not a marathon filled with envy or lust, but a test of change. The actions I take in order to change myself to be a better and stronger person are positively positive.

Competition can be both positive and negative. Two friends that race to the end of the court and back laughing does not seem to be bad at all. Like this, competition sometimes does not mean anything. When a competition starts to change from friendly to a serious race, it is all about the actions the person takes in whether or not it is still a justifiable marathon.