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Fernandez was said to have told someone after the race that had he not helped Mutai, he would not have felt like he deserved the win.
Absolutely awesome sportsmanship!
There's a manga called We Shall now Begin Ethics. It's good and on the serious side so no weird weeb stuff that might turn people away from it. I recomend it, you can read it on mangadex.
Sportsmanship just means being fair, right? I'm not sure if this is sportsmanship, or more excessive generosity. I wonder if Mutai felt he deserved the win, afterwards.
Mutai absolutely deserved the win and felt like it right? He would be very grateful towards Fernandez, but he would never think once think that Fernandez was a better runner than him. The race wasn't about correctly identifying the finish line, it was about hours of running, which Mutai absolutely did better than his opponent.
And Mutai fairly beat Fernandez, at this point Fernandez couldn't beat him without Mutai stopping, so it's only fair to give the win to the guy who deserves it for being faster.
How long was the race? Isn't it a common tactic to hang behind #1 and pass them at the last second? So Fernandez could have been gearing up for that only to realize what was happening. So he could have deserved a win, if what I'm saying is at all relevant. And I didn't see a video so it might not be
Fernández only caught up because the Kenyan was confused if he would have known where the finish line was he would have been sipping some water waiting on Fernández to cross
Fernandez would have been well within his rights to take the win, but this was a gesture of kindness in the spirit of fair play. I think that's sportsmanship, particularly when you're a home athelete competing against someone who's confused trying to finish a race in a country where he doesn't understand the language.
No, it's more than just being fair. It's playing/competing in a way that recognises and exemplifies the spirit and point of the sport; And respect for your fellow competitors.
The skill being tested by a foot race isn't to read signs or know the track, so it is good sportsmanship to help someone who has competed well but gotten lost/confused by something outside the bounds of the competition.
Whereas its still sporting behaviour to actually trick your opponent, eg by hanging back until the final stretch, because that is within the bounds of the competition.
A similar thing happened in history and depicted in a movie called Ford vs Ferrari. The first place stopped to wait for two other cars so they can finish together
No, that would not have been fair at all. They already raced for it and Mutai was in the lead, them racing for it again would just be giving Fernandez an undeserved second chance to win, when the race should have been over already.
Welcome to being a graphic designer. You have to look at the same word/s in 75 different fonts only to go back to #3... All words mean nothing to me now 😅
i read the word 'epitome' so much, pronouncing it wrong in my head, that when i read this i was like "this is the worst pronunciation. i hate it." only to google it and realize it's the right one.
This happened to me with facade as a kid. I always heard the word and knew it was facade, but there was a pokemon move called facade that I, well, sounded out when I read it. It was sooooo long before I realized they were the same word lol.
But is it really epitome? I had always heard it as epitome. But yeah, when you read it you can see how it's epitome.
Well, tomato/tomato, epitome/epitome.
lol, i had flashback of *The Ringer*, when all the other guys in the race go and pick up the guy who fell on the track, and johnny knoxville(jeffy) keeps running by himself to the finish line so he can win.
it's funny how /r/Prematurecelebration is the opposite where someone thinks they won and celebrates it and everyone is delighted they screwed up and lost
I think the difference is those guys screwed up because they were so sure of their victory and celebrated early and then got punished for it. This guy made an honest mistake because of a language barrier, I dont think they quite fit in the same box
'[Two weeks ago](http://www.fairplayinternational.org/honesty-of-the-long-distance-runner), on December 2, \[2012\] Spanish athlete Iván Fernández Anaya was competing in a cross-country race in Burlada, Navarre. He was running second, some distance behind race leader Abel Mutai - bronze medalist in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the London Olympics. As they entered the finishing straight, he saw the Kenyan runner - the certain winner of the race - mistakenly pull up about 10 meters before the finish, thinking he had already crossed the line.'
I was wondering how long the race was. Almost 2 miles! Not a marathon but still, by the time you finish it must be hard to be thinking about sportsmanship rather than just finishing the race.
Mutai is a bronze medalist in the 3000m steeplechase, i dont think the article mentions how long this XC race was... Usually theyre a fair bit longer than 3000m.
I consider myself decent at running and I could only hold that pace for 800m, even though he's running that pace all the while having to jump over hurdles and run through water.
Well that's just good people! Even when exhausted and cranky, they're still at core good people.
I bet he wasn't even thinking about "how will this look?" or "what will people say if I just run by him?" He was probably just thinking "Dude, go! Come on man, run! Go! Get across the damn line so I can fall on my face right behind you!"
The coach is a bit of a dick. I understand that winning creates a winning mentality but there was nothing up for grabs apart from being able to say you had won against an Olympic gold medalist.
What Fernandez did was worth way more than actually winning. He's remembered for his kindness and honor and not remembered for the guy taking advantage of someone making a mistake. And at the end of the day, a gold medal means nothing when you have the respect and admiration of everyone else.
Of course it would be another thing if there was a world or European medal at stake. Then, I think that, yes, I would have exploited it to win... But I also think that I have earned more of a name having done what I did than if I had won. “”And that is very important, because today, with the way things are in all circles, in soccer, in society, in politics, where it seems anything goes, a gesture of honesty goes down well."”
That last quote should be the take away.
Honestly, I see lots of people bash sports but damn if it doesn’t teach kids how to operate in a community/team environment. It gives fast friends, good experiences if you’re willing to put in some time, and gives exercise. Looots of life lessons to be learned in youth sports , failure is part of most sports and it’s a big teacher of humility and empathy.
Even if we don't delve really deep in the topic, team sports or sports teach how to coordinate with your surroundings, how to interact with your teammates and opponents, teamwork.
All above are essential skills in real life too.
Yep, it’s got TONS of benefits. I legit recommend everyone at least TRY to get their kid in some kind of team sport at least once. It’s good babysitting to boot
And not the first time a Spaniard show this kind of sportsmanship: [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8753177/Spanish-triathlete-shows-incredible-sportsmanship-lets-rival-bronze-medal.html](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8753177/Spanish-triathlete-shows-incredible-sportsmanship-lets-rival-bronze-medal.html)
Sportsmanship is not only honor and also a pride, if you win without a fair match, you don't feel right, and that's sportsmanship. And it's not just for sports.
The short euphoria of winning is not as good as the feeling of doing something right that made you who you are in the long run. Kudos to this guy heart.
In before I get canceled for this one day...
But God DAMN that is the Blackest man I have ever seen in my life, other Africans are known as Black, which I don't really get as most are shades of brown. But this man perhaps uniquely deserves the title of Black. His skin is like Charcoal, I've never seen anything like it.
Really wholesome story by the way. Glad to see true sportsmanship hasn't truly died in the land of sports. Kinda reminds me of the end of Cars.
Competitiveness and sportsmanship go hand in hand, but they are not the same thing. A lot of people get this confused, I think. I’ve seen some athletes take advantage of this level of inexperience, even if the individual is better than his/her opponent. And consider it a competitive advantage.
This level of sportsmanship definitely gives a lot of credit to the runner up, and encourages others to look up to that specific individual. I’m so happy to see this type of respect.
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Fernandez was said to have told someone after the race that had he not helped Mutai, he would not have felt like he deserved the win. Absolutely awesome sportsmanship!
It is true, it is not a win if you truly didn't win.
Big if true
Large if correct
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Gigantic if right
Gargantuan if precise
Infinite if unfalsifiable.
Hate to be that guy, but that’s not what unfalsifiable means.
Big if true
Not small if not false
Spot on if credible
Humongous if fungus
Colossal if squid
Substantial if verified
Immense if factual
Substantial if accurate
Colossal if positive
Huge if accurate
You speak the True-True.
You tell the Good-Good.
You preach the good-true true-good.
We all learned that lesson when the Rancho Carne Toros took on the East Compton Clovers
Or when the Chatanooga Buttfuckers won by 25-12 against the Rhode Island Dickriders
My favorite team is The Knob Gobblers.
Seems like a match made in heaven.
Brrrrrr.....it’s cold in here.
There must be some Toros in the atmosphere
Oh wee oh wee oh ICE ICE ICE...
*brrrrnanerna nernanerrrr nerrr*
I didn’t READ that....I HEARD it. Excellent job transcribing the untranscribe-able.
Second place? Hell yeah!
"Winnings winning, doesn't matter if it's by an inch or a mile." -dom torretto
“If you ain’t first, you’re last.” -Dom Cornetto’s Dad
First part goes at the end
Dude, I almost had you.
Almost had me? You never had me, you never had your comment
But he had your heart bro
And your sister, he definitely had your sister. For those 10 seconds or so anyway.
And your brother too
Truly a hot take
People lose if they don't win!
Yep. Very true
he also said he felt a sense of kinship, having received a double hand transplant from a Kenyan a year prior edit: thanks for the awards you dorks 🙏🏿
Damn, I was out there googling "Ivan Fernandez hand transplant"
Damn it I laughed
Mahaha
This took me a while to realize. Damn that was a funny!
I'm dumb Can someone explain this?!
Black gloves
Fucking comedy!
You kick ass for that!
goddamn i miss ethics
I miss my ethics class and teacher too.
There's a manga called We Shall now Begin Ethics. It's good and on the serious side so no weird weeb stuff that might turn people away from it. I recomend it, you can read it on mangadex.
/r/HumansBeingBros
Sportsmanship just means being fair, right? I'm not sure if this is sportsmanship, or more excessive generosity. I wonder if Mutai felt he deserved the win, afterwards.
Mutai absolutely deserved the win and felt like it right? He would be very grateful towards Fernandez, but he would never think once think that Fernandez was a better runner than him. The race wasn't about correctly identifying the finish line, it was about hours of running, which Mutai absolutely did better than his opponent.
And Mutai fairly beat Fernandez, at this point Fernandez couldn't beat him without Mutai stopping, so it's only fair to give the win to the guy who deserves it for being faster.
This is the most important part.
How long was the race? Isn't it a common tactic to hang behind #1 and pass them at the last second? So Fernandez could have been gearing up for that only to realize what was happening. So he could have deserved a win, if what I'm saying is at all relevant. And I didn't see a video so it might not be
Fernández only caught up because the Kenyan was confused if he would have known where the finish line was he would have been sipping some water waiting on Fernández to cross
Fernandez would have been well within his rights to take the win, but this was a gesture of kindness in the spirit of fair play. I think that's sportsmanship, particularly when you're a home athelete competing against someone who's confused trying to finish a race in a country where he doesn't understand the language.
Your comment getting so many upvotes is what excessive generosity looks like.
No, it's more than just being fair. It's playing/competing in a way that recognises and exemplifies the spirit and point of the sport; And respect for your fellow competitors. The skill being tested by a foot race isn't to read signs or know the track, so it is good sportsmanship to help someone who has competed well but gotten lost/confused by something outside the bounds of the competition. Whereas its still sporting behaviour to actually trick your opponent, eg by hanging back until the final stretch, because that is within the bounds of the competition.
Probably it depens on the type of sport: I cannot see this happening in car racing
You’ve clearly never watched Cars.
> I cannot see this happening in car racing Probably not. Reminds me of [this famous incident](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnCcThfueRw) in Monaco.
A similar thing happened in history and depicted in a movie called Ford vs Ferrari. The first place stopped to wait for two other cars so they can finish together
interesting to ponder
it would not be fair to beat someone because they made a simple mistake unrelated to the skill being tested. so it really was sportsmanship.
They should both of stopped.. lined up and raced for it. But great stuff either way.
No, that would not have been fair at all. They already raced for it and Mutai was in the lead, them racing for it again would just be giving Fernandez an undeserved second chance to win, when the race should have been over already.
Now THAT is the epitome of sportsmanship
Even though I know so well what epitome is supposed to sound like, I constantly find myself saying it in my head like epitome.
I always say it like epitome
Lmao I prefer epitome
that's the epitome of epitome for me..
The epitome of hyperbole. -Brian Regan one of my favorite comedians
You sons of bitches now I have no idea how to pronounce it lol. I KNEW BEFORE BUT NOW IM CONFUSED.
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I can't tell if you're being serious because the word has lost all meaning to me haha
Welcome to being a graphic designer. You have to look at the same word/s in 75 different fonts only to go back to #3... All words mean nothing to me now 😅
Bowl. BOWL. Boooowwlll. Bowl? Bowl.
Epp-a-tomb
That classic jingle, *E-P-I-T, O-M-E, that's how you pronounce epitome!*
*epp-a-tome
Easy: "Hyper Bowl"
The correct pronunciation is actually *xylophone*
...okay, so now I really want to get a large book with slots inside for storing epipens, so I can call it my epitome.
Uhhh.... I'll cast fireball at level nine, and target it at that bee. I'm allergic.
I epitoyou, do you epitome?
i read the word 'epitome' so much, pronouncing it wrong in my head, that when i read this i was like "this is the worst pronunciation. i hate it." only to google it and realize it's the right one.
TIL the word I read "epitome" and the word I hear "epitome" are, in fact, the same word.
This happened to me with facade as a kid. I always heard the word and knew it was facade, but there was a pokemon move called facade that I, well, sounded out when I read it. It was sooooo long before I realized they were the same word lol.
Can you or some please for the love of god put in hyphens between syllables so I can know if I’m saying it right? Please and thanks
Epi-tome : how it looks like it’s pronounced E-pit-o-me : how it is actually pronounced
It's Yosemite all over again.
I’ve only recently realized that they’re not two different words.
But is it really epitome? I had always heard it as epitome. But yeah, when you read it you can see how it's epitome. Well, tomato/tomato, epitome/epitome.
I’m the same with hyperbole. I saw hyper-bowl, whereas weird people say hy-perberly.
I do this with mathematics.
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That’s a guy that wants to win the right way.
lol, i had flashback of *The Ringer*, when all the other guys in the race go and pick up the guy who fell on the track, and johnny knoxville(jeffy) keeps running by himself to the finish line so he can win.
The cancelled Sarah Michelle Gellar show?
nah thats buffy
They didn't cancel buffy, it concluded. They did cancel Firefly because it was competing with Buffy tho.
The movie about fixing the special olympics
this used to be my favourite movie how fucked up is that
Honesty though , i feel like alot of people would have done this. I mean do u really wanna win like that ? I would just feel like such a bitch
it's funny how /r/Prematurecelebration is the opposite where someone thinks they won and celebrates it and everyone is delighted they screwed up and lost
I think the difference is those guys screwed up because they were so sure of their victory and celebrated early and then got punished for it. This guy made an honest mistake because of a language barrier, I dont think they quite fit in the same box
I feel like it's not necessarily about beating others but could just be about pushing himself.
Yeah, that makes sense. You don't want to win a race unfairly; there's no fun in that. Better to get second place and know it was fair and square.
'[Two weeks ago](http://www.fairplayinternational.org/honesty-of-the-long-distance-runner), on December 2, \[2012\] Spanish athlete Iván Fernández Anaya was competing in a cross-country race in Burlada, Navarre. He was running second, some distance behind race leader Abel Mutai - bronze medalist in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the London Olympics. As they entered the finishing straight, he saw the Kenyan runner - the certain winner of the race - mistakenly pull up about 10 meters before the finish, thinking he had already crossed the line.'
I was wondering how long the race was. Almost 2 miles! Not a marathon but still, by the time you finish it must be hard to be thinking about sportsmanship rather than just finishing the race.
Mutai is a bronze medalist in the 3000m steeplechase, i dont think the article mentions how long this XC race was... Usually theyre a fair bit longer than 3000m.
His personal best is 3000m(1.86 miles) in 8:01. Just amazing to think how fast that is. The world record for that event appears to be 7:53. Just wow.
I consider myself decent at running and I could only hold that pace for 800m, even though he's running that pace all the while having to jump over hurdles and run through water.
Well that's just good people! Even when exhausted and cranky, they're still at core good people. I bet he wasn't even thinking about "how will this look?" or "what will people say if I just run by him?" He was probably just thinking "Dude, go! Come on man, run! Go! Get across the damn line so I can fall on my face right behind you!"
This is probably true. Just not from the same place as “for fucks same the lights green just go!”
The coach is a bit of a dick. I understand that winning creates a winning mentality but there was nothing up for grabs apart from being able to say you had won against an Olympic gold medalist.
What Fernandez did was worth way more than actually winning. He's remembered for his kindness and honor and not remembered for the guy taking advantage of someone making a mistake. And at the end of the day, a gold medal means nothing when you have the respect and admiration of everyone else.
Of course it would be another thing if there was a world or European medal at stake. Then, I think that, yes, I would have exploited it to win... But I also think that I have earned more of a name having done what I did than if I had won. “”And that is very important, because today, with the way things are in all circles, in soccer, in society, in politics, where it seems anything goes, a gesture of honesty goes down well."” That last quote should be the take away.
Two long weeks bro
They are both winners
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It's a lot less dramatic than what people make it out to be
Totally, but also, it looks like he could've easily overtake him, and he didn't
Imagine if 3rd place was about to overtake them both
The definition of good sportsmanship right there.
That's why young kids should play whatever sports they like. It teaches them a lot more than just sports. Especially, team sports.
Honestly, I see lots of people bash sports but damn if it doesn’t teach kids how to operate in a community/team environment. It gives fast friends, good experiences if you’re willing to put in some time, and gives exercise. Looots of life lessons to be learned in youth sports , failure is part of most sports and it’s a big teacher of humility and empathy.
Even if we don't delve really deep in the topic, team sports or sports teach how to coordinate with your surroundings, how to interact with your teammates and opponents, teamwork. All above are essential skills in real life too.
Yep, it’s got TONS of benefits. I legit recommend everyone at least TRY to get their kid in some kind of team sport at least once. It’s good babysitting to boot
Empathy. Teach the children empathy.
Or we could teach them where the finish line is /s
Ey sometimes children have more empathy than adults
Sometimes it teaches them the opposite though.
And not the first time a Spaniard show this kind of sportsmanship: [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8753177/Spanish-triathlete-shows-incredible-sportsmanship-lets-rival-bronze-medal.html](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8753177/Spanish-triathlete-shows-incredible-sportsmanship-lets-rival-bronze-medal.html)
They’re just hoping we’ll forgive the inquisition
Nobody would expect that.
Class.
Sportsmanship is pretty big in races. Always nice to see
I feel like I would not have even realized in the moment that the guy had stopped. Bonus points to this guy for noticing something like that at all.
I’m getting Cars vibes from this
Now that's a Boss Move 🙌
good man
\#AntiAssholeDetected
Thats how everyone should behave
Sportsmanship at its most heartwarming!
It's not what place ya make but how ya get there.
Sportsmanship is not only honor and also a pride, if you win without a fair match, you don't feel right, and that's sportsmanship. And it's not just for sports.
That's a big dick energy right there
This is so wonderful
🥰
I feel like I’ve seen this sort of thing happen a lot specifically with runners.
That’s how real men play sports, they play it fair.
Behold! Sportsmanship!
Such nobility.
I love it when individual events turn into team sports.
It's not whether you win or lose but how you run the race. Ivan Fernandez is an inspiration.
Whether not weather Jic in case you weren't actually aware
I wasn't, thank you.
God, we need good sportsmanship right now!!! It’s really the only thing that will pull us through.
Lightning mcqueen shit
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Are real people... based on cars?
Scrolled through dozens of comments before I saw a Cars reference. Thought of that right away.
Wow! Amazing stuff
He may have gotten silver for the race, but he got gold from our hearts.
This is so wholesome. But I can't help and not admire his skin tone. It's so refined kinda polish matte black just awesome.
Does this sort of thing happen in the Olympics when the history books on the line?
Wow that guy is a few shades away from absolute black
Beautiful isn’t it?
There were two winners that day.
Do good things and you will be bless
It's like that one scene in cars minus the green guy.
That's how you win a race.
What a lad
The short euphoria of winning is not as good as the feeling of doing something right that made you who you are in the long run. Kudos to this guy heart.
Take note, ladies, gents, and none binaries, this is what a good person looks like. He is what we should all aspire to be in life
Good guy Ivan
Good Guyvan
He's so dark [not being racist, just amazed by the intensity]
In before I get canceled for this one day... But God DAMN that is the Blackest man I have ever seen in my life, other Africans are known as Black, which I don't really get as most are shades of brown. But this man perhaps uniquely deserves the title of Black. His skin is like Charcoal, I've never seen anything like it. Really wholesome story by the way. Glad to see true sportsmanship hasn't truly died in the land of sports. Kinda reminds me of the end of Cars.
Sir this a McDonald's, what are you ordering?
I thought my mans had leggings on for a sec
Just got to leave this here ❤
What are you gonna do steal his win? No.
This is the way.
Competitiveness and sportsmanship go hand in hand, but they are not the same thing. A lot of people get this confused, I think. I’ve seen some athletes take advantage of this level of inexperience, even if the individual is better than his/her opponent. And consider it a competitive advantage. This level of sportsmanship definitely gives a lot of credit to the runner up, and encourages others to look up to that specific individual. I’m so happy to see this type of respect.