I can't remember who said it, but an athlete once said: "you are lucky to be in situations of pressure." Why would pressure ever be good to have? But then again, I can somewhat agree. When the pressure is put on someone, those are often the best games or matches and produce the sport heroes we remember. In terms of spectating, the games filled with the most pressure and the close games are the best to watch.
However, what about when we are actually playing the game? Would one rather have a big blowout win or a close game throughout? That is a tough scenario. The blowout win is nice because, well obviously, you win. But the close game seems to be better-for pride and the sense of real competition. But there are always times when the team feels like they just squeaked out a win which isn't any better either. The pressure can either cause a team to rise up to its potential, or it can crack a team that has never seen a challenge before. Is pressure good or bad in sports?
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As a player, I think that pressure is a stick against which one can measure just how god an athlete the person is. Pressure is definitley crucial, for the greatest players come out when the pressure is at it's peak.
As far as winning be a lot or a little is concerned, that depends from where you are looking at it from. A player never minds winning big; what a fan may call a blowout a player would call domination. However, fans don't want to see a blowout, but rather a battle that must be waged for the entire game. Spectators like this because this is where the pressure is greatest, and even the fans can begin to feel an unexplainable pressure on themselves to do all they can to cheer their team to victory.
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