Comments on: The Gentleman Goes Second http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/2013/01/18/the-gentleman-goes-second/ A First Things Blog Thu, 23 May 2013 03:31:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: andrew http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/2013/01/18/the-gentleman-goes-second/comment-page-1/#comment-87448 andrew Fri, 18 Jan 2013 22:29:02 +0000 http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/?p=55789#comment-87448 Mr. Anaya did what he did because he correctly thought he *deserved* to lose. His commendable attitude places him in stark contrast to those who think that losing in sports is bad for self-esteem, that kindness in sports demands there be no real winners and no real losers, that feeling happy and included in sports trumps justice and the celebration of excellence.

Sports beyond a certain age is essentially competitive, and properly so. We ought to celebrate Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt even if they make us feel like mediocre chumps. Economics, in contrast, need not be essentially competitive.

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