It’s easy to watch ESPN or a UAAP championship and think that sports are about agility, strength, endurance, and training. While these do make up a large component of success in this field, there are still more that speak not only to a great game played, but also a great character: discipline, which is required to maintain one’s fitness and physique and consistently achieve an optimal performance level; confidence and courage, which are vital to being able to face an opponent or challenge head on; and graciousness, which entails meeting victory and loss with an equal aplomb and speaks to that all-important trait—sportsmanship.Or sportswomanship, as the four finalists for Female Network’s Womanity Awards–Sports category show you readily enough through the triumphs of their wins and their perseverance in the face of defeat.
Read through our gallery to learn more about each finalist, and vote for the one you find most inspiring by clicking on the banner below.
ADVERTISEMENT - CONTINUE READING BELOW
Trending on Network
