A question of sport

Laura Hailstone looks at what at takes to succeed in the competitive worlds of sport and the channel

A question of sportThe spirits of the nation are probably still low following the hat-trick of sporting let-downs endured over the past couple of weeks.
However, as soon as the next big event on the sporting calendar takes place, we will no doubt forget the recent disappointments and get behind the relevant team or sportsman or woman. The wonderful feeling of anticipation coupled with hope that perhaps this time we can do it will take hold and for a time the nation will be united again as we support our sporting heroes.
Meanwhile, the actual sportsmen and women will also be going through a similar agony. The England rugby team, for example, will no doubt be tasting the depths of despair at present. But at the next training session they will pick themselves up with renewed vigour and determination with the aim of achieving victory in their next tournament.
Like the changing of the seasons, these highs and lows in the world of sport occur year in, year out. The same too can be said for the channel, which experiences its own ups and downs on a regular basis.
The majority of people in the channel will have, at some point, worked in a business that faced insolvency and lost everything. But many have managed to dig deep, pick themselves up and start up the business again. This shows tremendous strength, guts, and determination: traits not too dissimilar to those displayed by athletes in most types of sport.
When channel players go head to head in a bidding process they will experience a surge of anticipation not dissimilar to a sportsman gearing up for a big match.
Whether they end up with the sweet taste of victory or the bitter pill of defeat, the whole encounter will, hopefully, give them the experience to gain true championship form in the future.