Foe, enemy, rival... The person or group you feel the need to destroy. Possibly to a point of hatred or disgust. All humans have the natural instinct to win. Winning is the candy for confidence, its what fuels us to continue to pursue our goals.
Some rivalry is indescribable and random. You simply cant remember why you hate your opposer so passionately.
Rivalry intensifies the process of competition.
I always feel as if I work harder if I'm beating someone out. Or if someone is watching me. Especially if that person is my rival or someone I consider "cool", and I want to show off my skills. Obviously I'm superior in everything I do. Just kidding no I don't.
Knowing how to lose is a skill of its own. It takes great dignity to lose with grace. Of course, there is always next time.
At Monte Vista, the competition of academics is a huge deal. Being good at school is something that will help you get by in the four years of high school. Teachers at this school expect us to be scholars by the age of fourteen. I'm not dumb, but I'm not Machiavelli. I probably never will be. Maybe I will, I don't know, but I feel like if I was going to be a philosopher, at this point I would know that would be my profession. I think that when you're born, you just know you're out-of-this-world brilliant. You don't even need to compete at that point, you're just pure genius.
OH, speaking of this rivalry nonsense, Monte Vista is playing San Ramon tomorrow in football, our school rivals... Isn't that a coincidence? GO MUSTANGS!
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