read the following sentence from page 207 "players are judged on their own performance not on anyone else's, and on the basis of their ability, not on some other arbitrary fact"

Answer 1

This sentence is emphasizing the importance of judging people based on their own merits and abilities, rather than on any external factors. It is suggesting that people should be judged on their own merits and not on any other criteria that may be arbitrary or unrelated to their actual abilities.