A sports speaker is usually a safe bet as an after dinner speaker, even if the occasion is not specifically a sporting event. Many sportsmen are intelligent and good at everything but others baffle the experts. They may be mentally limited but still excellent at the games they play and potentially popular speakers.
People belong to clubs because sport is a social activity. Even the lonely long distance runner might find his social needs met in a club where he can find friends with similar interests. In many cases friendships form and blossom into romances because people with common interests often find romance in those interests melded into their personal lives.
Competition is an essential aspect of sport. Chess is a sport because it is one of the most competitive of games though it does not involve running or jumping. In team sports groups of people combine in strategies to overcome opponents and meet after games in friendly circumstances. In this way sport emulates war but is restorative rather than destructive.
Respect comes from accepting that other sports people are part of an ethic applicable across all sport. Even in sports like boxing respect was shown between opponents. This has unfortunately been eroded by TV but in reality respect comes from opponents who understand each other's prowess.
A person who wins many times against strong competition acquires a reputation that is based upon genuine achievement. In the case of team sports the situation is more complicated because a person may be selected for a team even though he does not make a useful contribution. In such a case respect may be generously laced with contempt.
Even when membership of a team may rest on dubious credentials membership in itself does give a person social stature. This in itself may be sufficient to earn him a polite and sympathetic hearing when he delivers a speech. There is a mysterious trait in the human psyche which puts ordinary people in awe of those who have stature irrespective of whether or not it is deserved. This explains the mystery of why otherwise perfectly sensible people will crane their necks to catch a glimpse of the Queen or any other member of the 'royal' family'.
Being a member of a sporting team is a fulfilling and supportive experience. Inclusion is a deeply rooted need in herd animals and in human beings too. The exaggerated antics of team members when a goal has been scored symbolize the sort of acceptance rituals that are expected in families and other 'in' groups. When a speaker has been in the inner sanctum of a highly rated group such as national team he will enjoy earnest attention and interest when he begins to speak.
Sports speakers have experienced discipline, competition, reputation, defeat and victory. These things are common to all sports and give sports people confidence and self respect, even if they do not achieve great heights of excellence in their chosen sphere. It is that confidence that will enable a sports speaker to acquit himself well even when a situation may not be sports orientated. The benefits of sport reach out beyond boundaries into the whole realm of human affairs.
People belong to clubs because sport is a social activity. Even the lonely long distance runner might find his social needs met in a club where he can find friends with similar interests. In many cases friendships form and blossom into romances because people with common interests often find romance in those interests melded into their personal lives.
Competition is an essential aspect of sport. Chess is a sport because it is one of the most competitive of games though it does not involve running or jumping. In team sports groups of people combine in strategies to overcome opponents and meet after games in friendly circumstances. In this way sport emulates war but is restorative rather than destructive.
Respect comes from accepting that other sports people are part of an ethic applicable across all sport. Even in sports like boxing respect was shown between opponents. This has unfortunately been eroded by TV but in reality respect comes from opponents who understand each other's prowess.
A person who wins many times against strong competition acquires a reputation that is based upon genuine achievement. In the case of team sports the situation is more complicated because a person may be selected for a team even though he does not make a useful contribution. In such a case respect may be generously laced with contempt.
Even when membership of a team may rest on dubious credentials membership in itself does give a person social stature. This in itself may be sufficient to earn him a polite and sympathetic hearing when he delivers a speech. There is a mysterious trait in the human psyche which puts ordinary people in awe of those who have stature irrespective of whether or not it is deserved. This explains the mystery of why otherwise perfectly sensible people will crane their necks to catch a glimpse of the Queen or any other member of the 'royal' family'.
Being a member of a sporting team is a fulfilling and supportive experience. Inclusion is a deeply rooted need in herd animals and in human beings too. The exaggerated antics of team members when a goal has been scored symbolize the sort of acceptance rituals that are expected in families and other 'in' groups. When a speaker has been in the inner sanctum of a highly rated group such as national team he will enjoy earnest attention and interest when he begins to speak.
Sports speakers have experienced discipline, competition, reputation, defeat and victory. These things are common to all sports and give sports people confidence and self respect, even if they do not achieve great heights of excellence in their chosen sphere. It is that confidence that will enable a sports speaker to acquit himself well even when a situation may not be sports orientated. The benefits of sport reach out beyond boundaries into the whole realm of human affairs.
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