Post 134 Character of the highest quality
When I was about to write my blog for today, the headline “70-year-old equestrian’s Olympic ‘miracle’” at Yahoo! Sports caught my eyes. Immediately I decided to make it the topic for my short write-up.
Japanese equestrian Hiroshi Hoketsu has just qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics to eventually become the oldest competitor in London. The oldest Olympian in history was Oscar Swahn, who competed in the 1920 Antwerp Games at the age of 72. When sportsmen and athletes of age 70 + would normally have long retired from stiff competitions or even from life, Hoketsu has displayed himself as a person of sterling character. He said it was a miracle, but I say it is his lifelong dedication to a sport he loves. It is not a matter of winning but of participating.
Hoketsu serves as an icon of what the spirit of sportsmanship is! He enjoys his sport and is a good loser, for he has always been one of the last to be counted in Olympic competition results. Against the much younger competitors, Hoketsu has showcased to them the meaning of self-confidence and perseverance.
Character, not wealth or intellect, makes a person great. – quote by Ho Nee Yong
6 March 2012
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