Throughout the ancient society, although we can find the shadow of what we call "sports activities", the concept of "sports" did not appear. Ancient Greek philosophers, such as Socrates, Plato and Aristotle. There is a lot of discussion about sports in their works.
The basic terms of ancient Greek sports include competition, training and gymnastics. In ancient China, sports-related terms mainly included "keeping in good health", "advocating martial arts", "ranger", "wrestling" and "lecturing martial arts". The word "sports" used by China in modern times was introduced to China from Japan in 1897, and it also experienced the evolution from "gymnastics" to "sports".
Essence:
It refers to the inherent fundamental characteristics of sports and is a kind of sports activity and social and cultural activity of human society.
Its essential feature is to develop the body, strengthen the physique, promote the all-round development of people and serve the social development through physical exercise. In the process of social development, it is restricted by certain politics and economy, and serves certain politics and economy. Sports has the dual attributes of nature and society. Natural attributes such as methods and means of exercise; Social attributes such as sports concept and system.
Sportsmanship:
Sportsmanship refers to an attitude of pursuing fair competition, being humble and courteous to teammates and opponents, observing morality, being sincere to others, and always maintaining a decent attitude regardless of winning or losing. In this regard, Pierre De Coubertin, the father of modern Olympics, once said: "The most important thing is not winning or losing, but participating", which is a classic expression of sportsmanship.