Itdoesnotmatterwhowins．Wearetoldthatfromdayone．Usually，thatstatementisfollowedbysomeremarkaboutbeingaloser．Ifwedonotcarewhowins，thenwhydowecompete？Fun，experience，thechancetomeetnewpeople---theseare

　　Itdoesnotmatterwhowins．Wearetoldthatfromdayone．Usually，thatstatementisfollowedbysomeremarkaboutbeingaloser．Ifwedonotcarewhowins，thenwhydowecompete？Fun，experience，thechancetomeetnewpeople---thesearethereasonswetrytooutdoeachother．

　　Peoplewillcompeteoveranything．EveryChristmas，myneighborsandIhavealittleChristmaslightcompetition．Itisheavenfortheelectriccompany，butIthinkwegiveWillRogersAirportascare．Itisbrightenoughtolandaplaneinourfrontyards．Iadmitthatlastyearmyneighborswon，butonlybecausetheyboughteverystrandoflightsWal-MarthadbeforeIcouldgetthere．

　　Personalcompetitionsaregreat，butwegetalittlecarriedaway．Icannotstandtoseecoachesshoutatkidsplayingsports．Whocaresifsomeonemessesupandtheotherteamadvances？

　　I'mtiredofpeoplecompetingjusttowin．Ithappensnotonlyinsports，butinmusiccompetitions，too．Peopleauditioning（试音）forchairplacementincertainbandscangetreallyunfriendly．ThisyearIdidnotauditionforacertainband，butIwenttoauditionsanyway．ThiswasthefirsttimeIactuallyhadtheopportunitytocomprehendthewholepicture．

　　OthertimesI'vebeenthepersonwhowasnervousandanxious．Thistime，Isatbackandobservedeveryoneelse．Icametotherealizationthatthepeoplewhoaren'tsogoodareterrifiedofthegoodpeople，andthegoodpeoplearescaredstiffthatthebadpeoplehavetakenlessonsandcannowshowthemup．Unlessapersonisontheoutsidelookingin，Idon'tthinkanyonerealizesthis．

　　Maybecompetingishumannature，butweshouldn'tletitinfluenceourjudgment．Beingdisrespectfultoopponents（对手），lettingcompetitionbecomeourlife，andbecomingsoinvolvedthatwecloseourselvesofffromfriendsandfamilyisnotthemeaningofcompetition．

　　Alittlecompetitionishealthy，soitshouldn'thurtanyone．Ifitdoes，someonesomewhereneedstobackoff，findthegoodthinghiddeninside，andtryitagain．Winningisn'teverything，andlosingisn'ttheendoftheworld．

　　63．Theauthormentionshiscompetitionwithhisneighborsto___．

　　A．makeexcusesforhisfailure

　　B．expresshisconcernabouttheairport

　　C．implyhisneighborcheatedinthecompetition