Abstract: To explore the philosophical connotation of competitive sports is an important category of sports philosophy. Many sports philosophical studies have long used the umbrella concept of sports, and failed to distinguish sports, leisure, exercise, entertainment, thus making the research findings lack explanatory power. Based on Nietzsche's body philosophy, and combined with his discussion on human nature, the will to power, bitterness and optimism, masculinity, aesthetics and intoxication, this paper focuses on the theme of competitive sports, and expounds the connotation of competitive sports and its pedagogical implication. The research holds that competitive sports, as a way of body existence, shows the expression of the will to power, and is the internal need of the development of human nature; pain is not only the catalyst of the will to power, but also one of the core experiences in competitive sports; masculinity is the body virtue advocated by Nietzsche, and is also a value model in competitive sports; the beauty of body is the aesthetic core of competitive sports, and intoxication is the highest aesthetic experience in competitive sports. Nietzsche's body philosophy provides a new path and space for us to deeply explore the connotation of competitive sports.

Key words: body, the will to power, competitive sport, Nietzsche, sports philosophy