SPORT AND THE OLYMPIC IDEAL

Authors

  • Reuben B. Frost Springfield College, Mass.

Abstract

Ideals are mental images of perfection. The ideal world is a perfect world, the ideal person a perfect person, and the ideal athlete a perfect athlete. Ideals are unattainable goals, pointing directions and beckoning us onward. As Tryon Edwards has said: "We never reach our ideals, whether of mental or moral improvement, but the thought of them shows us our deficiencies, and spurs us on to higher and better things."

Author Biography

Reuben B. Frost, Springfield College, Mass.

Reuben B. Frost is Director Emeritus of the Division of Physical Education in Springfield College, Mass., and past president of the American Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation. His most recent book is Physical Education: Foundations, Practices and Principles.

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Published

1976-04-01

How to Cite

Frost, R. B. (1976). SPORT AND THE OLYMPIC IDEAL. McGill Journal of Education / Revue Des Sciences De l’éducation De McGill, 11(001). Retrieved from https://mje.mcgill.ca/article/view/7069

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 001 (1976)

Section

Articles