Which statement best describes what it means to maximize your effort in sports?
a. giving your best effort only when losing
b. ignoring mistakes and continuing to play
c. keeping a good sense of humor
d. none of the above

b. ignoring mistakes and continuing to play

Having a good sense of character can truly maximize one's pursuit to achievement. It will involve self-discipline. good interpersonal relations, teamwork, motivation and personal passion.

NOT:

a. giving your best effort only when losing
c. keeping a good sense of humor
d. none of the above

Refute it, showing why it is mistaken—an apparent but not real problem; acknowledge its validity or plausibility, but suggest why on balance it's relatively less important or less likely than what you propose, and thus doesn't overturn it; concede its force and complicate your idea accordingly—restate your thesis in a more exact, qualified, or nuanced way that takes account of the objection, or start a new section in which you consider your topic in light of it. this will work if the counterargument concerns only an aspect of your argument; if it undermines your whole case, you need a new thesis.