Virtuous Sports

Utilizing sports for the goodness of humankind.

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Truth in sports.

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"For sport can make a valid and fruitful contribution to the peaceful coexistence of all peoples ..."

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"The dignity of the human person is the goal and criterion of all sporting activity."

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"Let the practice of sports always promote peace." - Pope John Paul II

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"Indeed, the correct practices of sport must be accompanied by moderation, training, & self-discipline. Christians can find sports helpful."

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"Sport, properly directed, develops character, makes an athlete courageous, a generous loser, and a gracious victor."

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For the Christian athlete, sport must not be the supreme ideal, the ultimate goal, but must serve and tend toward unceasing work for Christ.

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Some dedicate their whole interest in sports while they give only half-hearted attention to the demanding needs of their study & profession.

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What is the purpose of sport, understood in a Christian sense, if not precisely to cultivate the dignity, harmony & grace of the human body?

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Pope Pius XII believed exercise and sports are ways of tempering the character forming the will as hard as steel.

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"The athlete of the faith uses prayer to build up spiritual strength for the game of life & for achieving the final reward of eternal life."

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"You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you." - Legendary Coach John Wooden

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"Sports do not build character, they reveal it." Coach John Wooden

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The value of sports need to be purified. Sometimes the temptations steer sport away from its true goals. Pope John Paul II, June 22, 1988.

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Exercise and sports are an effective antidote to softness and easy living - both lead to moral strength and greatness. - Pope Pius XII

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"Do you not know that in a race all the runners compete, but only one receives the prize. So run that you may attain it." 1 Cor 9:24

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"To a good bodily constitution corresponds the nobility of the soul." - Aristotle

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"No citizen has the right to be an amateur in ... physical training. It is a part of a citizen to keep ... in good condition." -Socrates