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“That, and his team lost—and the terms of this particular water polo war were that everyone on the losing team had to do 100 yards of butterfly, nonstop. There are very few things in this world I would pay good money to see, but watching Jack flounder at the hardest stroke after years of acting all cocky about doing flips into the water is decidedly one of them.”

Sports Victory Swimming Embarrassment Bets Dive

Book:Tweet Cute

Source: Tweet Cute

“A gamble. Everything was a damn gamble. Betting against luck and the Fates, again and again, and again. She kept walking, waiting for the bullet.”

Fate Bets Gambles

Book:The Drowned Cities

Source: The Drowned Cities

“Where's Priya?" I asked. "She's coming. Unsaddling the horses. She lost the bet." "Bet?" I said. "Who would take down the first soldier." "You had time for bets?" my mother snapped.”

Worry Mothers Love Bets

Book:Vow of Thieves

Source: Vow of Thieves

“Would you like to make a wager on that, Abby Abernathy?” he smiled, his eyes animated. I smiled. “I’ll take that bet. I think he’ll get one in on you.”

Bets The Start Of A Love Story

Book:Beautiful Disaster

Source: Beautiful Disaster

“Risk is what you control and fortune is really all about risk. Bottom Line: Fortune comes from big money bets on very low probability events”

Money Risk Fortune Bets

Book:Economic Warfare: Secrets of Wealth Creation in the Age of Welfare Politics

Source: Economic Warfare: Secrets of Wealth Creation in the Age of Welfare Politics

“I like bets... my favourite ones are those in which food plays big role.”

Favourite Big Role Bets

Author:Deyth Banger

“And now, at last, we are here. Now Eric fingers his glass and questions me hopefully, while the music of Muthaiga marches through our talk, and festive people clasp hands, revive old toasts -- and make bets on tomorrow's Leger. One hundred pounds -- two hundred pounds... "Has the filly a chance?" "Against Wrack? Of course not." "Don't be too sure... don't be too sure. Why, I remember..." Well, that's what makes a horse-race.”

Uncertainty Bets Horse Race

Book:West with the Night

Source: West with the Night

“But if it is crazy to turn down the 100 bets, the logic of Samuelson's argument is just reversed; you should not turn down one! Shlomo and I called this phenomenon "myopic loss aversion". The only way you can ever take 100 attractive bets is by first taking the first one, and it is only thinking about the bet in isolation that fools you into turning it down.”

Decision Making Betting Behavioral Economics Bets

Book:Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics

Source: Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics