Of course, there are worse things that can happen in life than losing a game, but we all know the pain we can feel after a difficult loss, or even the joy we feel after a great win. This game is one of joy and pain. If you want to feel the joy, you must be willing to suffer; like taking the final shot, planning a different strategy, etc... This game is not a matter of life and death -- it only feels that way sometimes!
"Use the losses and failures of the past as a reason for action, not inaction."
-- Charles J. Givens"Obstacles are necessary for success because in selling, as in all careers of importance, victory comes only after many struggles and countless defeats. Yet each struggle, each defeat, sharpens your skills and strengths, your courage and your endurance, your ability and your confidence and thus each obstacle is a comrade-in-arms forcing you to become better or quit. Each rebuff is an opportunity to move forward; turn away from them, avoid them, and you throw away your future."
-- Og Mandino"Heroes and winners aren't the same thing."
-- Michael Kevin Farrell"If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle."
-- Sun Tzu"You can't win unless you learn how to lose."
-- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar"Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser."
-- Vince Lombardi"The winners in life think constantly in terms of I can, I will, and I am. Losers, on the other hand, concentrate their waking thoughts on what they should have or would have done, or what they can't do."
-- Dennis Waitley"If you don't quit, and don't cheat, and don't run home when trouble arrives, you can only win."
-- Shelley LongBe humble in victory and gracious in defeat.
"Everyone wants to win, but not everyone is willing to prepare to win."
-- Bobby KnightIf you think small things don't matter, think of the last game you lost by one point.
"It's easy to have faith in yourself and discipline when you're a winner, when you're Number 1. What you've got to have is faith and discipline when you are not yet a winner."
-- Vince Lombardi"Winners are the ones who really listen to the truth of their hearts."
-- Sylvester Stallone"Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength."
-- Arnold Schwarzenegger"Sooner or later those who win are those who think they can."
-- Richard Bach"Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt."
-- The Special Olympics Oath"Winning is important to me, but what brings me real joy is the experience of being fully engaged in whatever I'm doing."
-- Phil Jackson"With borrowed will, 'Get up', she said, 'You haven't lost at all, for winning is not more than this: to rise each time you fall.'"
-- D.H. Groberg"The moment of victory is much too short to live for that and nothing else."
-- Martina Navratilova"I learned as a youngster, a long time ago, that if you can look in the mirror and know you've given it your best shot, you're a winner."
-- Michael Jordan"When our goal is to try to do our best, when our focus is on preparation and sacrifice and effort -- instead of numbers on the scoreboard -- we will never lose."
-- Mike Krzyzewski"The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure. These qualities are so much more important than the events that occur."
-- Vince Lombardi"Being a winner in basketball comes down to three things: conditioning, fundamentals, and teamwork."
-- Bill SharmanWinning & Losing Quotations[page 2]
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