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“In the West, we think of sports and athletics as individual achievement, the thrill of victory, the agony of defeat; it all revolves around the ego. This has nothing to do with the Zen of sports and athletics.”

Thinking Individual Sports Health Buddhism Victory Ego Achievement West Defeat Agony Thrill Athletics Individual Achievement

Author:Frederick Lenz

“There is no defeat except for those who give up.”

Giving Success Sports Giving Up Defeat

Author:Joseph B. Wirthlin

“I can't imagine where I'd be without the opportunities provided to me in sports. Sports taught me that gender isn't an issue; in fact, when people talk about me being the first female governor, I'm a little absent from that discussion, because I've never thought of gender as an issue. In sports, you learn self-discipline, healthy competition, to be gracious in victory and defeat, and the importance of being part of a team and understanding what part you play on that team. You all work together to reach a goal, and I think all of those factors come into play in my role as governor.”

“When it comes to losing with United, I feel solely responsible for it. I can't help it. My brain will work like mad after a defeat. I want to know where I have made the wrong decisions, how I could have changed things for this fantastic club.”

Knows Want Feels Made I Can Helping Sports Decision United Brain Changed Losing Responsible Mad Defeat Clubs Fantastic Wrong Decision

Author:Ruud van Nistelrooy

“To be a good sportsman, one must be a stoic and never show rancor in defeat, or triumph in victory, or irritation, no matter what annoyance is encountered. One who can not help sulking, or explaining, or protesting when the loser, or exulting when the winner, has no right to take part in games or contests.”

Source: Etiquette: In Society, in Business, in Politics and at Home

“I think that it's perhaps harder to learn from victory than it is from defeat. I think that we don't want defeat. We don't want defeat in sport. We don't want defeat in life. How are we going to be beaten? All right. We have to deal with those things. What's going to cause us to lose the game, whatever the game might be?”

Thinking Want Might Games Causes Sports Loses Deals Victory Harder Defeat Beaten

Author:Bobby Knight

“The man who can accept defeat and take his salary without feeling guilty is a thief.”

Men Feelings Sports Leadership Accepting He Man Defeat Guilty Thieves Salary Feeling Guilty

Author:George Allen

“I think everyone should experience defeat at least once during their career. You learn a lot from it.”

Source: The Fighting Spirit: A Championship Season at Notre Dame