Quotes about Winning and Losing

Politics is about a lot more than winning and losing. I think politics at its best is about compromise, shades of grey and about issues. Votes: 6

I try to do the right thing at the right time. They may just be little things, but usually they make the difference between winning and losing. Votes: 6

As a tennis player you can win and you can lose, and you have to be ready for both. I practised self-control as a kid. But as you get older they both - winning and losing - get easier. Votes: 6

Eddie Robinson is about one word: winning and losing. Votes: 4

Forget about winning and losing, forget about pride and pain Votes: 4

Enjoy the journey, enjoy every moment, and quit worrying about Winning and losing. Votes: 4

In life, winning and losing will both happen. What is never acceptable is quitting. Votes: 4

If you can react the same way to winning and losing, that's a big accomplishment. Votes: 4

Being a runner means you are now 'free' to win and lose and live life to its fullest. Votes: 4

How a person wins and loses is much more important than how much a person wins and loses. Votes: 4

About winning and losing: It isn't important, what really counts is how you play the game. About playing the game: PLAY TO WIN! Votes: 4

Pressure bursts pipes. I thank God for giving me peace of mind to overcome pressure. The difference between winning and losing is when pressure hits. Votes: 4

For most of my life I had operated under a simple schematic of winning and losing, but cancer was teaching me a tolerance for ambiguities. Votes: 4

I've looked at life from both sides now...from win and lose, and still somehow it's life's illusions I recall I really don't know life at all. Votes: 4

To be a successful business owner and investor, you have to be emotionally neutral to winning and losing. Winning and losing are just part of the game. Votes: 4

Sports teaches you character, it teaches you to play by the rules, it teaches you to know what it feels like to win and lose-it teaches you about life. Votes: 4

A good balance of winning and losing is important. If you just win all the time, you won't get anything out of it; having some tough losses can be really important. Votes: 4

Guys who might not be superstars but because of their hustle, because of the little things they do, these are the guys who can really mean the difference between winning and losing. Votes: 4

Winning and losing are both very temporary things. Having done one or the other, you move ahead. Gloating over a victory or sulking over a loss is a good way to stand still. Votes: 4

If you can react the same way to winning and losing, that's a big accomplishment. That quality is important because it stays with you the rest of your life, and there's going to be a life after tennis that's a lot longer than your tennis life. Votes: 4

A game is where you win and lose, and both are part of it. When there is more chance of losing, it is more charming. The game has value when it is tough. So some little problems that come in life are part of the whole game. Votes: 4

The best kids are going to become the best. But the best thing about it is that you're going to learn lessons in playing those sports about winning and losing and teamwork and teammates and arguments and everything else that are going to affect you positively for the rest of your life. Votes: 4

Forget about winning and losing; forget about pride and pain. Let your opponent graze your skin and you smash into his flesh; let him smash into your flesh and you fracture his bones; let him fracture your bones and you take his life! Do not be concerned with escaping safely- lay your life before him!! Votes: 4

Never forget that life can only be nobly inspired and rightly lived if you take it bravely and gallantly, as a splendid adventure in which you are setting out into an unknown country, to face many a danger, to meet many a joy, to find many a comrade, to win and lose many a battle. Votes: 4

We get off track. Capitalism takes us off track. You get off the "real" and get on the "wheel." The "wheel" becomes the winning and losing, the succeeding and failing, the "I will achieve." All that stuff becomes so preoccupying, particularly if you're born with low self-esteem, or no sense of yourself, or even if you're just born in the consumer culture. It's very powerful. Votes: 4

The difference between winning and losing is always a mental one. Votes: 2

The fun never goes out, but it changes with the years, with winning and losing. Votes: 2

The division of labor among nations is that some specialize in winning and others in losing. Votes: 2

No one wants to quit when he's losing and no one wants to quit when he's winning. Votes: 2

It's not winning or losing. It's the friends and the people that you meet along the way. Votes: 2

Nothing is black-and-white, except for winning and losing, and maybe that's why people gravitate to that so much. Votes: 2

You know, when you run you got to be all in and you take risks of winning and losing. Votes: 2

Race, what is that? Race is a competition, somebody winning and somebody losing. Blood doesn't run in races! Come on! Votes: 2

We count on winning. And if we lose, don't beef. And the best way to prevent beefing is - don't lose. Votes: 2

Whenever I am losing, it's like, 'It's his fault'. And whenever I'm winning it's like, 'That's us'. That's the team, the people. Votes: 2

We tend to talk about death as if it is losing a battle, but that assumes living is winning and dying is not. Votes: 2

Gambling is part of the human condition. I love it. I have the best time gambling. I've been winning fortunes, and I've been losing them. Votes: 2

Any captain can only do his best for the team and for cricket. When you are winning, you are a hero. Lose, and the backslappers fade away. Votes: 2

I hate losing and cricket being my first love, once I enter the ground it's a different zone altogether and that hunger for winning is always there. Votes: 2

Sport is not just about entertainment. It is equally about winning and losing, pooling and galvanising the energy of the youth, upgrading people's physical fitness and mental prowess. Votes: 2

So the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is out there preserving and fighting for, and sometimes winning and sometimes losing, the fight for First Amendment rights in comics and, more generally, for freedom of speech. Votes: 2

We should tell our kids to just have fun, participate and not get bent on winning or losing. But every coach, when they say that, they say it tongue in cheek, 'Don't worry about winning': If you win I'll get you ice cream, but if you lose I'm going to pout in the car. Votes: 2

Winning provides happiness. Losing provides wisdom. Votes: 0

A winning strategy must include losing. Votes: 0

Don't worry about losing. Think about winning. Votes: 0

Winning isn't everything, but losing isn't anything. Votes: 0

Winning or losing achieves the same result--change. Votes: 0

I love winning. I don't like losing. Votes: 0

Winning is habit. Unfortunately, so is losing. Votes: 0

Life is more about losing than winning. Votes: 0

Losing feels worse than winning feels good. Votes: 0

Winning is a habit. Unfortunately so is losing. Votes: 0

Don't judge a person on winning or losing. Votes: 0

I hate losing more than I like winning Votes: 0

The biggest thing I learned from losing? Winning's better. Votes: 0

Never change a winning game; always change a losing one. Votes: 0

The difference in winning & losing is most often, not quitting. Votes: 0

There's no success without failure and no winning without losing. Votes: 0

It's not about winning or losing, but love and respect. Votes: 0

We always learn more from the losing than the winning. Votes: 0

First, accept sadness. Realize that without losing, winning isn't so great Votes: 0

History offers examples of winning in diplomacy after losing in war. Votes: 0

The biggest factor between winning and losing is the mental approach. Votes: 0

If you mind losing more than you enjoy winning, don't bet. Votes: 0

Winning the Games will make you famous, losing will mean death. Votes: 0

The goal of winning is not losing two times in a row. Votes: 0

You may not be winning, but this doesn't mean you are losing Votes: 0

The goal of winning is not losing two times in a row Votes: 0

Winning may not be everything, but losing has little to recommend it. Votes: 0

There's a difference between winning and losing and not trying at all. Votes: 0

A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning. Votes: 0

The next best thing to gambling and winning is gambling and losing. Votes: 0

You need to become a winner to go beyond winning and losing. Votes: 0

In training, there is no winning or losing. There is only learning. Votes: 0

There are more important things in life than winning or losing a game. Votes: 0

Sometimes you learn more from losing than winning. Losing forces you to reexamine. Votes: 0

Don't let the fear of losing be greater than the excitement of winning. Votes: 0

No risk? Then no danger of losing and finally no thrill in winning. Votes: 0

You learn more from losing than winning. You learn how to keep going. Votes: 0

I much preferred winning to thinking and I didn't like losing at all. Votes: 0

I mean, I love winning, but losing is a much more intense feeling. Votes: 0

Winning an argument is losing it as it makes the loser feel bad. Votes: 0

Losing my mind sounds so pessimistic. I prefer the term winning my insanity. Votes: 0

Winning means fame and fortune. Losing means certain death. The Hunger Games have begun" Votes: 0

When I'm losing, they call me nuts. When I'm winning, they call me eccentric. Votes: 0

Life does not play with marked cards.Winning or losing is part of it. Votes: 0

I'm sure Bobby won't want them to be losing the match before winning it. Votes: 0

Often out of periods of losing come the greatest strivings toward a new winning streak. Votes: 0

Winning and losing are feelings; something in us knows if we have won or lost. Votes: 0

When I was deciding to fight, the thought of winning or losing didn't bother me. Votes: 0

Death can be experienced once, winning maybe more, but losing can happen all the time. Votes: 0

About the only time losing is more fun than winning is when you're fighting temptation. Votes: 0

Sometimes the difference between winning and losing is will. The will to make it happen. Votes: 0

The next best thing to a winning day at the track is a losing day. Votes: 0

You could be winning and feel like you're losing because the scorecard you're using is unfair. Votes: 0

When I was losing, they called me nuts. When I was winning they called me eccentric. Votes: 0

I love playing football but I am like everyone else, I hate losing and love winning. Votes: 0

What's the point of dating without games? How do you know if you're winning or losing? Votes: 0

I found that while life drags on when you're losing, it marches on when you're winning. Votes: 0

When you're winning, anything you say has value. When you're losing, the less you say, the better. Votes: 0

Everyone except gamblers knows that gambling never pays. ... Losing, like winning, only increased his determination to play. Votes: 0

I love the winning, I can take the losing, but most of all I love to play. Votes: 0

Winning and losing aren't all they're cracked up to be, but the trip to the destination is. Votes: 0

Greatest thing in life: Winning a tennis match. Second greatest thing in life: Losing a tennis match Votes: 0

The greatest secret of winners is that failure inspires winning; thus, they are not afraid of losing. Votes: 0

You crave winning and fear losing instead of just doing. To succeed you must remove your self-imposed limitations. Votes: 0

Goalies almost never get credit for winning a game, but they always get blamed for losing a game. Votes: 0

When you are ignorant of the enemy but know yourself, your chances of winning or losing are equal. Votes: 0

There is plenty of competition in a Glasser Quality School in that there is winning but no losing. Votes: 0

Thou must (in commanding and winning, or serving and losing, suffering or triumphing) be either anvil or hammer. Votes: 0

Defeat is for the valiant. Only they will know the honor of losing and the joy of winning. Votes: 0

Preparing to lose is easy, but losing is hard. Preparing to win is hard, but winning is then easy. Votes: 0

Everybody loves winning, but we should not linger on the difference between winning and losing"¦But Is losing failing? Votes: 0

Things that aren't important, that have nothing to do with winning and losing, don't have to be a rule. Votes: 0

When you're winning - you don't need any friends. When you're losing - you don't have any friends anyway. Votes: 0

Winning Strategists are certain of triumph before seeking a challenge. Losing Strategists are certain to challenge before seeking a triumph. Votes: 0

In every contest, there comes a moment that separates winning from losing. The true warrior understands and seizes that moment. Votes: 0

The best possible thing in baseball is winning The World Series. The second best thing is losing The World Series. Votes: 0

Don't let winning make you soft. Don't let losing make you quit. Don't let your teammates down in any situation. Votes: 0

I think it is very important to view life in terms of winning and losing until complete enlightenment has occurred. Votes: 0

In a game, just losing is almost as satisfying as just winning... In life the loser's score is always zero. Votes: 0

You've got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing. Votes: 0

Winning is not everything - but making the effort to win was... If you can't accept losing, you can't win. Votes: 0

I don't like losing. I like winning. I don't like to lose beautiful matches. I like to win ugly ones. Votes: 0

As long as you are in the relative worlds, you should be realistic and know there is winning and losing here. Votes: 0

I don't gamble, because winning a hundred dollars doesn't give me great pleasure. But losing a hundred dollars pisses me off. Votes: 0

A winning team feels good and keeps winning. A team that hasn't won in a while gets demotivated and keeps losing. Votes: 0

Don't get too excited when I am winning, and don't get too depressed when I am losing. Just keep it cool. Votes: 0

Vulnerability is not about winning, and it's not about losing. It's about having the courage to show up and be seen. Votes: 0

I only see what I want to see. Winners see winning, Losers see losing. You are what you think you are. Votes: 0

I have three dogs at home. Even after losing a series or winning a series, they treat me the same way. Votes: 0

The difference of somebody of winning and losing, has nothing to do with their genetics, has nothing to do with their potential. Votes: 0

If you wagered $5,000 on each of my winning NFL picks in 2012 and $500 ($550) on each of my losing picks, you'd be ahead $70,050. Wow. Votes: 0

I think fashion is about longevity and doing your work. It isn't about winning or losing. It's about process, keeping it going. Votes: 0

There is nothing more vulnerable than creativity. . . It's not about winning, it's not about losing, it's about showing up and being seen. Votes: 0

You have to accept both losing and winning well. I've stayed calm when I'm winning and I've stayed calm when I've lost. Votes: 0

Winning to often is as disastrous as losing too often. Both get the same results, the falling off of the public's enthusiasm. Votes: 0

The whole secret to winning and losing in the stock market is to lose the least amount possible when you're not right. Votes: 0

We are losing the 'War on Drugs,' which means there's a war going on and people on drugs are winning it. Votes: 0

My comeback was not about winning or losing; it was about the feeling of being able to compete at top level again. Votes: 0

A year ago, you wanted to give up because we were losing, and now, you want to give up because we're winning. Votes: 0

Trophies separate the winners from losers, and life is about winning and losing. Go into business and you see. You're competing every day. Votes: 0

Winning gives birth to hostility Losing, one lies down in pain. The calmed lie down with ease, having set winning and losing aside. Votes: 0

I know I have plenty of enemies, but I'd rather be the most-hated winning coach in the country than the most-popular losing one. Votes: 0

It seemed like we were losing every night for a different reason. Now we're winning a different way every time. It's a great feeling. Votes: 0

There are far more important things in life than making a putt or missing a putt or winning a championship or losing a championship. Votes: 0

Jose understands winning and losing are twins in a way. When you win you don't gloat and when you lose you don't go bananas. Votes: 0

If I have given my all and still do not win, I haven't lost. Others might remember winning or losing; I remember the journey. Votes: 0

You're never as smart as you think you are when you are winning and never as dumb as you feel when you are losing. Votes: 0

The world's No. 1 tennis player spends 90 percent of his time winning, while the world's No. 1 golfer spends 90 percent of his time losing. Golfers are great losers. Votes: 0

Losing fights, or even winning fights, can be heartbreaking, and you can throw that away, but the truth is that it does make our lives better. Votes: 0

We can always stick together when we are losing, but tend to find means of breaking up when we're winning. In Grace under Pressure, by Hastie, 1984. Votes: 0

From my point of view, which is the point of view of no illusions, there is only winning and losing. You might as well be a winner. Votes: 0

Any coward can fight a battle when he's sure of winning; but give me the man who has the pluck to fight when he's sure of losing. Votes: 0

How you run the race - your planning, preparation, practice, and performance - counts for everything. Winning or losing is a by-product, and aftereffect, of that effort. Votes: 0

Only the completely enlightened are beyond winning and losing. Yet, strangely enough, they had to win to get to the point of being beyond winning and losing. Votes: 0

I don't like to lose-at anything... Yet I've grown most not from victories, but setbacks. If winning is God's reward, then losing is how he teaches us. Votes: 0

There's only winning and losing, and in our society, as in all societies, there's the person that's doing the winning, or there's the person that's facilitating the winning. Votes: 0

The most important thing in my life is Christ. He's more important than winning or losing or whether I'm playing or not. Everything else is just a bonus. Votes: 0

He scarcely knew who was battling whom, who was winning, who was losing, as though he hoped that by doggedly ignoring the war it would return the favor Votes: 0

Having been here before and lost, to be here and win, I've got to tell you, winning is really a lot better than losing. Really a lot better. Votes: 0

The only thing even in this world is the number of hours in a day. The difference in winning or losing is what you do with those hours. Votes: 0

I know that I am leaving the winning side for the losing side, but it is better to die on the losing side than to live under Communism. Votes: 0

I'm competitive with myself, but not with other people. I set goals for myself. I don't really care about winning or losing as long as I do my best. Votes: 0

Often the losing of a battle leads to the winning of progress. Less glory but greater liberty: the drum is silent and the voices of reason can be heard. Votes: 0

Losing can persuade you to change what doesn't need to be changed, and winning can convince you everything is fine even if you are on the brink of disaster. Votes: 0

It costs a lot to sue a magazine, and it's too bad that we don't have a system where the losing team has to pay the winning team's lawyers. Votes: 0

I've been looking at companies that are on a positive path vs. a negative path and I've come to use the language of sports, winning streaks and losing streaks. Votes: 0

Traveling is like gambling: it is always connected with winning and losing and generally where it is least expected we receive, more or less than what we hoped for. Votes: 0

Being brave means to know something is scary, difficult, and dangerous, and doing it anyway, because the possibility of winning the fight is worth the chance of losing it. Votes: 0

One is always more vexed at losing a game of any sort by a single hole or ace, than if one has never had a chance of winning it. Votes: 0

I think that sometimes the difference between winning and losing, success and failure, is this gray line between will, passion and self-belief that says, 'I'm going to do this'. Votes: 0