I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.
Michael Jordan
Quotes and wishes: «Losing»
Losing is like…
If a tie is like kissing your sister, losing is like kissing you grandmother with her teeth out.
George Brett
Quotes and wishes: «Losing»
Man’s failures
I always turn to the sports pages first, which records people’s accomplishments. The front page has nothing but man’s failures.
Earl Warren
Quotes and wishes: «Losing»
Most ball games
Most ball games are lost, not won.
Casey Stengel
Quotes and wishes: «Losing»
Show me a good loser
Show me a good loser, and I’ll show you a loser.
Vince Lombardi
Quotes and wishes: «Losing»
The cardinal sin in sports
The cardinal sin in sports, what could really wreck it, is not cheating to win, which has gone on forever, but cheating to lose. That threatens a fundamental aspect of sports’ appeal, which is their spontaneity. If games are fixed, they’re no different from movies; they’re scripted.
Michael Mandelbaum
Quotes and wishes: «Losing»
The only way
The only way to prove that you’re a good sport is to lose.