Some people think that physical strength is important for success in sport, while other people think that mental strength is more important. Discuss both views and give your own opinion

Sports

have long been herald

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have long been heralded

as the testament to human physical and mental capabilities. While some people consider one element as

the more decisive

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the most decisive

factor to player's triumph in games, others are of the opposite. In

this

essay, I will discuss both views, and in the end, insert my conclusive opinion. It is undeniable that muscle

strength

has tremendous impacts on a sportsman's performance, considering the

fact so

Accept comma addition

fact, so

many sports hinge on

this

criteria to evaluate

participants

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the participants

. These activities are termed "physical sports", in which partakers demonstrate their physical

strength

in a graceful and aesthetic way so as to impress the audience.

Thus

, success is mostly achieved through bodily flexibility, litheness and

strength

.

Nevertheless

, in

this

domain, mentality proves to be a beneficial factor as well. Resilience, determination and confidence all

contributes

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contribute

profoundly to one's success, and in sport players' cases,

this

is not an exception.

However

, when it comes to mental sports

such

like chess and

xiangqi

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Xiangqi

, physical

strength

pales in importance

comparing

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compared

to strong mentality. Suffice to say that muscles are of not much use in

this

context. In

this

domain, strategic thinking and robust mentality are much required on the road to victory, given the fact that players are constantly put under

this

intangible pressure to push through

boundaries

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the boundaries

and devise new tactics in games to triumph over opponents. Mental games tend to put heavy workloads on the mind, so if one's mind lacks the

strength

it needs to compete, is that not a guaranteed lost? From the aforementioned arguments, my derived conclusion is that:

although

physical and mental

strength

amount

to

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of

different importance in different sportive domains, the possession of both creates a champion.