It means ego out of control. The danger in focusing on a single athlete is that you denigrate the cooperation and work ethic of teammates and, perhaps, build a false sense of importance in the star. The strength of sports should be focused on the team and the cooperative efforts it takes to achieve. A great athlete will get his due, but it ought to be always kept in perspective Third, some schools design sports to help students at risk. To do this, it is important to recognize that sports, especially at the high school level, means more than winning or losing.
Some schools have the worst football and basketball teams ever seen.
But they used athletics to target a specific group of students at risk who had been having great difficulty in school. The goal was to help build a sense of identity with the school. They made it easy for these students to participate in a variety of sports. The sports teams didn't do any better, but the kids did a lot better in school. Their self-esteem improved.