Eli5 How do people maintain sportsmanships in the most violent sports
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I used to play ice hockey. It’s a lot of fun. Thrilling and exciting. Great exercise. It’s a great time to hang out with the fellas and have a few post game beers in the locker room.
If my opponent doesn’t show up to the game, then we don’t get to play hockey. Any hockey is more fun than no hockey.
So even if I hate the team I’m playing against, I have to be thankful that they showed up for the game. If they didn’t play against us we would just be out there figureskating poorly.
In recreational leagues there’s often a tradition that we line up and shake hands after the game. It’s a ritual signaling that the competitiveness of the game is over, and now we are all friends again.
Also, while it’s fun to be aggressive, dominant and throw your weight around, it’s not fun to actually hurt someone (unless your a psychopath). I knocked someone out one night. It kinda sucked standing there for a few seconds hoping he opened his eyes, got up, and skates off the ice.
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