Confesso não simpatizar muito com a visão de mundo que os randianos têm, mas este texto fazendo um paralelo do futebol com a vida está interessante.
"A process of goal-achievement underlies everything that makes our lives richer, from discovering new medicines to learning about computers, from pursuing a career to enjoying friends and family. But success is not automatic - each such endeavor must be started and maintained, often in the face of great obstacles, by an individual's choices. To gather the moral courage to make their own difficult choices each day, people need inspiration - the spiritual fuel that flows from the sight of another's achievement."
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"Spectator sports invite us to take pleasure in our capacity for admiration. Different athletes display different virtues - one performs well under pressure, another shows consistent excellence despite advancing age, a third publicly takes pride in his accomplishments - but each contributes to the vast storehouse of sporting memories that fans draw upon every day, as reminders that difficult goals can be achieved by focused, dedicated effort.
Because physical action is stressed in all spectator sports, some potential fans may be bored by the prospect of watching bodies run around on a playing surface. But in truth, sports - like all human endeavors - have both a mental and physical component, and spectators who learn and follow the intricate strategy behind each play obtain maximum satisfaction from the game."
