Document Type
Cause and Effect Essay
Publication Date
1994
Excerpt
Weight lifting is a sport in which distinctive friendship bonds are formed. Other sports develop a spirit of camaraderie in which all players are striving for a common goal such as a touchdown or a basket. In these team sports, it is easy to see that bonds of friendships become stronger and stronger as the team works together as a whole. On the other hand, many may think that it is less likely that a more individualized sport, such as weight lifting, would build these special bonds. I believe that there exists a unique bonding experience which takes place only under the iron bars and metal plates.
Recommended Citation
Finnern, Lisa, "The Hardening of the Body, the Softening of the Soul (1994)" (1994). The Valpo Core Reader. 279.
http://scholar.valpo.edu/core_reader/279
