Introduction
Being a competitor is not dependent on your gender, your sport, or your genetics. Being a competitor is a choice; it is a decision, and it becomes a lifestyle.
Competition tests and measures people, but it also helps them grow and expand their vision of what is possible. A true competitor elevates the performance of everyone around them and the entire culture of a team. When a team has an example of competitiveness, it allows everyone to work harder, set standards, and therefore reach more challenging goals.
If a person becomes more competitive, they will improve faster than those who don't compete. Competitors look forward to every challenge and individual duel in games or practice. They don't accept mediocrity, they push themselves, and they lift others to heights they didn't believe possible. Competition demands the best that they've got. They learn to prepare for the challenges and attack them with a vengeance. Competitors anticipate the great feelings that come with succeeding by having that be their focus; they enjoy the journey as much as the result. Enjoying the journey allows them to be successful more often.
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