In order to be successful at a sport, some think you must be physically strong while others believe mental strength is more important. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

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to be successful
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in
a sport, having a strong
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physical
and mental are important. Some view says that in
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to achieve
success
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in sport, physical
strength
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is more important than mental
strength
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.
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Another
view says
otherwise
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. The
first
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view says that having a strong
body
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can gain
success
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easily. When you have a strong muscle, high endurance, stable composure, you can become a good athlete. Cristiano Ronaldo,
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, is one of the strongest footballers in the world. He gained his
success
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on the football career because of his
body
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. He could dribble easily and win on
body
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-to-
body
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action because of his muscular
body
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.
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, with his tall
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, he could easily
score
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many goals by jumping on a shorter opponent and
score
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with his head. With his endurance level, he doesn’t get tired easily. He could sprint for 90 minutes total and make a great impact on his team. When he was facing Barcelona, he scored a quad-trick with his own head. With his tall
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, he jumped as high as he can and beat other opponent’s physical
strength
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.
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, some people argue that mental
strength
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is more important. Sport is not just about practical
skill
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, but it is
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about technical
skill
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. By having a high mental
strength
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, great tactics, steady mind, you could
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gain a win easily. Lionel Messi, the “Baloon D’ Or” (best player) winner, focuses more on technical
skill
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rather than practical
skill
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. He does not have a strong muscle, tall
body
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, and steady composure. With his mental
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strength
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strength, such
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as great tactics, high preparations, high mentality, he could
score
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many goals easily. One of his matches against Real Madrid, he scored 6 goals by using his tactics. He used a tactic called “Tiki Taka” (focus on pass rather than rush) and that mental
strength
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made an easy win
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for
his team. When it comes to sports, I believe that mental
strength
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is more important than physical
strength
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. When you have a strong
body
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, of course you could beat your opponent easily. But it’s pointless to only focus on your
strength
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. In
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to
score
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a goal in football, you ought to have a strong mental
strength
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. It’s not about how hard you can
kick
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a
ball
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, but it’s about the tactics on how you
kick
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it. When you
kick
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a
ball
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, it’s important to look at the tactics
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as whether you
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with your outside foot or knuckle, how you measure the wind in
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to get the right curve, and many more. As proven, Messi is better than Ronaldo because of his mental
strength
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. Ronaldo tends to
kick
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a
ball
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as hard as he can and that could mislead the
ball
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’s target.
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, Messi tends to
kick
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a
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with the best tactics he could think and that gave him the best player award. In conclusion, physical
strength
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and mental
strength
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are important in
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to gain
success
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at sports. Physical
strength
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gives you a better
body
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in
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to compete with others, while mental
strength
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gives you a better mindset and tactics.
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, in sports, mental
strength
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is more important than physical
strength
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. In
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to win
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in
any competition, it is better to have a better preparation and the best tactics. 2 years ago, I attended a boxing match. One with big muscles while the other with small muscle but more prepared. With his preparation, he beat
the strong
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stronger
opponent easily with his tactics. That kind of mental
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led him to a win and a
success
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on boxing fight.

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