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At least for me in the sport of rodeo, granted it is a very strange sport. I'm mostly competing with myself in that in my mind I have a certain expectation of how well I know or at least I can ride so until I'm as good as I'm going to be I'm going to keep working toward my goal. The only sad part is that I know that's never going to last.
Recently I read an interesting article about those on the spectrum and competiveness and it caused me to think. Most Aspies that I know do not participate in sports nor enjoy the drama of the game; I am one of them. On the other hand, many do enjoy video games, etc.
I enjoy motorsports, but it’s not the competition that attracts me. Rather, it’s the drama of man and machine, the speed, the flirtation with disaster. I have never been a competitive person; I have never seen the reason or need for competing against others for any purpose.
The article alluded to those that play video games and what takes place is not competition, but a drive to win that is not like those competing. I can’t recall the term used, but I understood what it was getting at having observed it in others.
With that said, are you competitive? If so, what do you derive from it? If not, what are your reasons?