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Winning Isn\\\\\\\'t The Most Important Thing


Vince Lombardi\\\\\\\'s famous saying “Winning isn\\\\\\\'t the most important thing.
It\\\\\\\'s the only thing” is unfortunately the motto of too many athletes today.

Although winning is important and sports are, and should be taken
seriously, by far, winning isn\\\\\\\'t the only thing. Putting everything you have
and giving one hundred percent to the effort is also very important to
competition. A team that puts everything they have into a game and comes out
the losers, has a lot more to be proud of than a team who comes in first but
only gave some effort. Over the years many teams have lost important games due
to a few inches, one pitch or a strike of “bad luck” although these teams lost,
they take it into the next game and gave one hundred and ten percent.

Last month at the Erie Mayors Cup 10K and 5K race, competitors from
around the tri-state area were in competition. Trophies and plaques were to be
awarded to the......

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