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  • Essay / Analysis of the Ancient Olympic Games - 730

    Simon of Hamilton College and Professor Cesar R. Torres of the State University of New York collectively wrote Fair Play: The Ethics of Sport. Indeed, Professor Robert L. Simon was named to the Institute for International Sport’s list of “100 Most Influential Sports Educators.” Additionally, Cesar R. Torres is a professor in the Department of Kinesiology, Sports Studies and Physical Education at the College of Brockport, State University of New York, USA. He is a past president of the International Association for the Philosophy of Sport. In this book, the research question is whether winning is what people should consider important or whether winning should really be considered a primary goal. Although the main method used in the research was interviews, they obtained a lot of data from empirical observations. The professors discovered that sport is an important form of social activity that affects the education system, the economy and, perhaps, the values ​​of citizens. The purpose of these books is to describe how participation in sports affects the values ​​of the participants. Additionally, they described which personality characteristics contribute to success or failure in competitive athletics. Likewise, this work relates to that of Professor Pelling as it also addresses how a sporting competition can directly affect an athlete's life. For example, this work is relevant to my research question because it explains how