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Originally Posted by Griff
My older daughter is very competitive but always with a sense of fair-play. As an artist as well as a fencer, she sees the beauty in the action and appreciates the intellectual exercise. A while back she got beaten in a pretty intense bout and I made sure she congratulated the girl again after she cooled off. There are formalities in fencing that are observed to assist in keeping the passion confined to the strip. I had a bout go to la belle a couple months ago and I saluted my opponent as is expected. He failed to return the salute. After the bout another fencer approached me saying he was glad to see me win after my opponent failed to observe a nicety that helps people focus on respect for their opponents.
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That's not about winning, more about courtesy on the game field. Yet, that attitude usually comes with winning "at all costs".
In whatever activity, if someone beats me fair and square, well, I'll try to understand why and, if possible, learn how to do it.