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.

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There are two different views among society about the key to success in
sport
. One point of view, many people think
athletes
have to have
physical
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strength
to achieve
the
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triumph in
sport
. Another point of view believes mental
strength
plays an important role in
sport
. In the following essay, I aim to extend my views toward those arguments as well as I will attach my opinion on the
last
essay to conclude. Having physical
strength
is the important thing to be an athlete.
This
requirement must be fulfilled especially for heavy
sport
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athletes
,
such
as weightlifting, sumo and judo. In any case,
athletes
must be controlling their diet as long as they do physical practice every day. If they do not have enough muscle
strength
, they will lose easily in tournaments.
However
, physical
strength
can be gained regularly to obtain
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desired result.
On the other hand
, coping with mental issues are no less important than physical issues.
In addition
, mental
strength
is always in each winning soul.
This
mental problem,
for instance
; have a positive mind,
resilient
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, and
grit
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. Many times,
athletes
who have those characteristics are able to exceed their inabilities and cannot feel exhausted easily. For
further
example, a boxing athlete, Mohamad Ali having
a
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good mental health can handle the tempered toward his rival in the ring.
In contrast
, his rival who cannot handle it ended in defeat. In conclusion, my take on
this
, physical
strength
is a must for every athlete,
however
,
athletes
need to have mental
strength
as well. No matter how strong you are, if you don’t have mental
strength
, you cannot succeed in
sport
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.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • physical conditioning
  • athleticism
  • physical training
  • muscle strength
  • mental resilience
  • psychological preparedness
  • mental toughness
  • confidence
  • precision
  • focus
  • mental strategies
  • mental fortitude
  • brute strength
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