In this globe,
there are many sports which are very fun to do. Besides, those sports can bring
us many advantages. We can be healthy, tough, and have a great body. Not only
that, sports can also make money and popularity. Which sports can bring us
wealth and popularity? Well, actually, every sport can make us wealthy and
famous. But, as we can see, there are only some sports and their champions or
top athletes which are famous in our daily life. What are they? They are
football, basketball, tennis, volley, badminton, taekwondo, swimming, and et
cetera. Let’s take swimming as our example. Swimming is a good, beneficial, and
popular sport. This sport has a lot of famous and great athletes, such as Michael
Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Dana Vollmer, and et cetera. They were like shining stars
on Olympics 2012. They had stunning performances. Their super ability and
talent makes many people, especially those who like swimming, envy. How to be a
swimming champion? I think, there are at least 3 ways to become a swimming
champion.
Firstly, you have to do a lot of practice
everyday. Because many people say that practice makes perfect. Practice results
in perfection. I truly believe it. Why? Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, and Dana
Vollmer have proved it. As we can see on
television and the internet, before they faced the Olympics 2012, they were
practicing and working hard everyday without complaining. And the results? We
can see it on the Olympics 2012. They got medals. They really had great
performances. Everybody praised them. Everybody gave them thunderous applause.
Even Dana Vollmer set a World Record.
The second way
is being determined and sportive. Being a winner is not a piece of a cake.
There are many obstacles which we have to cope with. Without determination and
sportsmanship, we are nothing. Determination and sportsmanship is what any sports,
especially swimming, all about. These virtues is really important for every
athlete. I think all swimmers, which don’t shine brightly, are not poles apart
with Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, and Dana Vollmer. They similarly have faced
losings. In spite of their similarity, they also have a difference. Usually,
those not-bright-swimmers let losings make them despair. On the contrary,
Phelps, Lochte, and Vollmer don’t want any losings let them down. Even Phelps,
Lochte, and Vollmer use those losings as their teachers to make them become
better swimmers in the future. That’s why they can be champions in the end.
Without any determination and sportsmanship, they can’t do that. Determination
and sportsmanship have thought them not only to accept any losings sincerely,
but also not to let any losings become their biggest fears and obstacles to
obtain tons of winnings. This is why I say determination and sportsmanship is
very essential.
Thirdly, be
optimistic. Let’s take a look at Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, and Dana Vollmer.
They have faced many losings and hard obstacles. I believe, at that time, if
they were not optimistic enough, they wouldn’t be as great as they are right
now. Why? Let’s see what usually occur in our daily life. I ever joined a
swimming class when I was a 8th grader. My teacher asked me to swim in a two
meters pool. At first, I was totally afraid. At that time, I thought, what
happened if I can’t swim well? What happened if I can’t breath well? What
happened if I get cramp? Will I sink? Will I die? Then, my teacher came to me
and he seemed to know what was my problem. He told me that I had to think that
I could do it. I had to say ‘I can do it!’ in my heart as much as I can. I did
his advice while I was swimming in that two meters pool. What happened next? I
could swim well in that two meters pool. I didn’t sink. I didn’t die. After
that, my teacher told me that if you are optimistic, you can do anything.
Because optimism can boost our self-confidence and self-motivation. You may
think that swimming is an easy sport to do. But, actually, it’s not that easy.
This is why I think if you want to be a great swimmer you have to be optimistic
enough to have great self-confidence and self-motivation.
All in all, in
order to become a swimming champion, we have to practice and work hard, be
determined and sportive, and also be optimistic to boost our self-confidence
and self-motivation. Those ways are very effective and beneficial. Michael
Phelps, Ryan Lochte and Dana Vollmer have proved that those ways can make them
become champions. We can apply those ways not only for becoming a swimming
champion, but also for becoming any other sports champion.
Hi, this is my own essay. Please, read and leave a comment! - Feen❤
