ABSTRACT
All human beings are faced with the dilemma of who they are and what they can be, whether they recognize it or not; this is to say, what they can be as higher, elevated beings. Different philosophers have called it different ways, and the question of transcendence has been understood in different ways in different historic contexts. We can transcend ourselves so that we become authentic. Sport is one outlet for such worldly transcendence. In order to do this, we need to overcome our fears and feel the anxiety to be authentic.
