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Speaker 1: We know what that whistle means. That's the referees way

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Speaker 1: of saying, stop the game. A rule was broken. Welcome

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Speaker 1: to Storytime by Lingo Kids, where we discover fascinating facts

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Speaker 1: about the world around us and the fun of play learning. Today,

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Speaker 1: we will uncover the rules of being an athlete while

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Speaker 1: playing in a neighborhood game or competing at the twenty

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Speaker 1: twenty two Winter Olympic Games. Way, honestly, way, we all

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Speaker 1: want to be a winner. It feels great, right yeah.

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Speaker 1: And whether you're playing a board game with a friend

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Speaker 1: or you're the star player on a professional sports team,

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Speaker 1: being a good sport can be the greatest challenge. Can

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Speaker 1: you think of some basic rules we should follow? Good one, Billy,

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Speaker 1: do your best forget the rest. What does that mean? Well,

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Speaker 1: nobody's perfect and some days are better than others. Have

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Speaker 1: you ever gotten really good at something but then totally

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Speaker 1: flopped for no reason? Oh? Yeah, it happens. So has

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Speaker 1: every athlete, even the professional and Olympic ones. They're under

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Speaker 1: a great deal of stress. What might cause an athlete stress?

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Speaker 1: Imagine yourself as an Olympic athlete going for the gold.

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Speaker 1: You probably thought of this one. The stress of getting hurt,

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Speaker 1: especially while trying a new move or performing in a

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Speaker 1: new place. Cowie, imagine making it to the Olympics and

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Speaker 1: having to quit because of an injury. Word, let's see.

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Speaker 1: There's stress about letting down teammates if you make a mistake.

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Speaker 1: Uh oh, you got it, Elliot. That's why if someone

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Speaker 1: makes a mistake, it's important to remain positive and supportive.

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Speaker 1: That's good sportsmanship. Billy, You're so right. It's got to

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Speaker 1: be very stressful having hundreds or even millions of people

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Speaker 1: watching and expecting you to win. And for every win,

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Speaker 1: there's always the push to go faster, higher, farther the

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Speaker 1: next time. Whoa, I'm feeling stressed just talking about it.

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Speaker 1: Let's take a long, slow breath. Ah, that's better. There

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Speaker 1: are some basic ways to keep the stress down and

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Speaker 1: the fun up. Taking care of your body is number one.

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Speaker 1: Eating healthy food, getting plenty of sleep. These help an

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Speaker 1: athlete perform better too, along with respecting your body, playing

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Speaker 1: fair and getting along with your teammates and your opponents

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Speaker 1: helps everyone involved. If you lose, learn from your mistakes

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Speaker 1: and get back in the game. However, if you win,

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Speaker 1: don't rub it in and make the other person or

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Speaker 1: team feel bad. Have you noticed how in many sports

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Speaker 1: athletes hug or shake hands after the game. They respect

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Speaker 1: each other no matter which side they're on. Do you agree, guys?

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Speaker 1: Try yes, that's true, and finally, respect the officials of

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Speaker 1: the game. Try to play by the rules. Good sportsmanship

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Speaker 1: means you accept a call even if you disagree with it.

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Speaker 1: For the Winter Olympic Games, there is a long list

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Speaker 1: of rules called the Code of Ethics. It's taken very

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Speaker 1: seriously because, as we all know, Lingo Kids listeners, it's

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Speaker 1: not if you win or lose that matters, it's how

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Speaker 1: you play the game. Yeah. Yeah, I had a great time,

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Speaker 1: Lingo Kids listeners. Thank you for your company, and I

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Speaker 1: hope you enjoyed it too. In our next episode, we

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Speaker 1: surely will continue play learning together. I'll see you there.