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Show me a good loser and I'll show you an idiot.
Show me a good loser and I'll show you an idiot.
Victory has a hundred fathers but defeat is an orphan.
Victory has a hundred fathers but defeat is an orphan.
The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.
The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.
Losing an illusion makes you wiser than finding a truth.
Losing an illusion makes you wiser than finding a truth.
If you are losing a tug of war with a tiger, give him the rope before he gets to your read more
If you are losing a tug of war with a tiger, give him the rope before he gets to your arm. You can always buy a new rope.
The fear of losing is what makes competitors so great. Show me a gracious loser and I'll show you a read more
The fear of losing is what makes competitors so great. Show me a gracious loser and I'll show you a permanent loser.
Sometimes by losing a battle you find a new way to win the war.
Sometimes by losing a battle you find a new way to win the war.
Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for a change.
Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for a change.
Wise men ne'er sit and wail their loss, but cheerily seek how to redress their harms.
Wise men ne'er sit and wail their loss, but cheerily seek how to redress their harms.
