Games and sports are the source of enjoyment,amusement and pleasure.No other living being but man needs games and sports for his mental recreation.All other living beings need only the ways and means of living and surviving,because they strive for food to satisfy hunger.Men are rational beings and they need to develop their faculties to expose themselves in verious fields.So they require soundness of body and mind for which games and sports are necessary.Games and sports are not only the sources of pleasure and amusement but also the means of keeping physically fit and establishing a relation between two rival groups by eradicating the conflicts and strifes.There are various kinds of sports and exercise like swimming,boating,running,jumping and games like football,cricket,hockey,badminton,
volleyball,basket ball and exercises with the help of instruments.Sports have a great significance in our individual as well as our collective life.It builds our body and gives us more energy for work.It gives us skill,discipline,sense of co-operation and team-spirit.Some games call forth courage and presence of mind.Sprots and games are joyful activities too.A true sportsman is frank,generous and free from petty spite.These are sportsman-like qualities.
The proverb says,"All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy."The sports can refresh and supply fresh vigour to our body and mind.A Latin proverb says,"Mens sana in corporesano," that is, a sound mind exists in a sound body.
