Sports teach important life skills. Leadership is necessary and important in our culture. Sports train people to be leaders, whether as sports stars or as leaders in their communities and schools. Life is a series of wins and losses. Sports teach people the art of becoming a gracious winner and loser and how to handle either circumstance. People also learn to set goals. An Olympian must first discipline her own body, then conquer practices, then trial runs, then small competitions and finally qualify for the Olympics. A speech on this topic could parallel life circumstances and the important role sports play in developing skills to conquer these circumstances.