You’ve probably seen athletes who take their own successes too seriously. They celebrate a goal with a very long victory dance or continually talk big about their abilities. This is the exact opposite of【小题1】sportsmanship is all about.

Everyone feels great when they win, but it 【小题2】be just as hard to be a good sport (有体育精神的人) when you have won a game 【小题3】when you have lost one. Sportsmanship takes courage — when you work really hard at a sport, it’s not easy 【小题4】(admit) you made a bad play or someone has more skills than you. In competition — as in life — you may not always win but you can learn much from losing, too. It’s pretty tough to lose, so it is definitely 【小题5】(annoy) if someone continues making fun of you or your team 【小题6】the competition is over. Sometimes it’s hard to swallow your pride and walk on. But there’s always the next match.

When you do lose — and it will happen — lose with class (风度). 【小题7】(be) proud of how you performed, or at least realizing things you need to improve for next time, is the key. When it comes to losing, sportsmanship means congratulating the winners willingly. Also, it means accepting the game result without complaint and without excuses, 【小题8】you sometimes might doubt the referees (裁判员) made some questionable calls.

When you win, the good way is to be a polite and generous winner. Sportsmanship means admitting victories 【小题9】putting your opponents to shame and letting victories speak for themselves, that is, being quietly proud of success. Despite the fact 【小题10】you have a massive win, sportsmanship means still finding ways to praise your opponents.

Steel roses, the pride of China

Chinese Women’s Soccer team won the final of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup on Sunday night. It was the 9th title 16 years later since the last championship in 2006, for 【小题1】 countless fans burst into tears behind the screens. The head coach Shui said before the game that the whole team was 【小题2】(adjust) physically and mentally 【小题3】(prepare) for the game, though she admitted their 【小题4】(opponent) had many excellent players who played flexibly. However, 【小题5】 matters most was their attitude, 【小题6】(especial) how they face difficulties. Shui encouraged her team to have more 【小题7】(confident) and be more brave despite being behind. The girls kept encouraging 【小题8】(them) to attack. On almost all social media platforms were 【小题9】 (tear) remarks and excitement. Thrilled netizens 【小题10】(comment) that the whole team was worthy of every praise.

As a player, Lang Ping brought honour and glory to her country. As a coach, Lang Ping 【小题1】(lead) her volleyball team to Olympic gold in Brazil in 2016.

Michael Jordan is known as “Air Jordan”, who showed great mental【小题2】(strong) in the games. He says that the secret to his success is learning from 【小题3】 (fail). Losing games taught him 【小题4】 (practice) harder and never give up.