“When you're not practicing, someone somewhere is. And when the two of you meet, assuming roughly equal ability, the other person will win.” InspirationalPersonsTwoWinningSportsAbilityPracticePlayerHard WorkVictoryPoliticianEqualLosingCompetitionAssumingCompetitorsHard Work Pays OffPractice Makes Perfect Author:Bill Bradley
“I don't know how to put it, but yet you know we have so many people who the way they look at life, the way they work depends on what happens, us winning or losing. It's kind of crazy. So, I kind of got caught up in that, I'm gonna try to stay away from that.” PeopleKnowsWayTryingLooksKindHappensWinningSportsKnow HowCrazyDependsLosingCaughtCaught UpWin Or Lose Author:Mike Ditka
“I recognize that losing is a part of growth in this sport and it's a positive thing in the long run.” LongRunningSportsGrowthLosingMmaLong RunsPositive Things Author:Rory MacDonald
“A barber is by nature and inclination a sport. He can tell you at what exact hour the ball game is to begin, can foretell its issue without losing a stroke of the razor, and can explain the points of inferiority of all the players, as compared with the better men that he has personally seen elsewhere, with the nicety of a professional.” MenGamesSportsHoursIssuesPlayerLosingBallsElsewhereStrokesInclinationInferiorityRazorsBetter ManBall GamesBarbersNiceties Book:Literary Lapses Source: Literary Lapses
“I may discuss contemporary cinema, how to shop at a mall without losing energy, how to use the power of mind to increase career and academic success, the Zen of sports, reincarnation, karma, sex, the experience of "suchness" or a new book by Stephen King.” MindMayBookUseEnergySexSportsCareersBuddhismKingsLosingIncreaseKarmaContemporaryCinemaShopsAcademicReincarnationRamaMallsNew BooksPower Of The MindAcademic Success Author:Frederick Lenz
“These guys have been criticized the last few years for not getting to where we're going, but I've always said that the most important thing in sports is to keep trying. Let this be an example of what it means to say it's never over.” TryingYearsMeanHas BeensSaidImportantLastsGuyWinningSportsExampleLosingImportant ThingsNbaKeep Trying Author:Jerry Sloan
“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.” KnowsWantFeelsMadeI CanHelpingSportsDecisionUnitedBrainChangedLosingResponsibleMadDefeatClubsFantasticWrong Decision Author:Ruud van Nistelrooy
“My opinion is there should NOT be an MVP award [in hockey]. The Olympic teams sports shouldn't acknowledge individuality. And if there is going to be such an award a player on the losing team who lets in the losing goal shouldn't get it.” IfsShouldSportsGoalOpinionPlayerTeamLosingIndividualityAcknowledgeAwardsHockeySports TeamMvp Author:Michael Wilbon
“I think sports for kids is the greatest thing in the world because it teaches you how to share, about winning and losing and pressure. But I don't think you should force your kid to become a professional athlete.” ThinkingWorldShouldKidsWinningForceSportsTeachShareLosingPressureAthleteWinning And LosingProfessional Athlete Author:Wayne Gretzky
“If the Age of Sport has been all champagne and roses hitherto, then expect our love affair with its newly-acquired prominence to become increasingly tainted by scandals about cheating. Sport is losing its shine and allure.” IfsHas BeensAgeSportsLosingShiningRoseAffairCheatingOur LoveScandalLove AffairChampagneTaintedAllureProminence Author:Martin Jacques
“Everything for me started with my love of the sport. In society we're losing the fun with kids and pushing success on them too hard. Success comes from fun.” HardKidsFunSportsLosingPushing Author:Shawn Johnson
“I have a hard time believing athletes are overpriced. If an owner is losing money, give it up. It's a business. I have trouble figuring out why owners would stay in if they're losing money.” IfsGivingBelieveHardSportsTroubleLosingAthleteHard TimesOwnersLosing Money Author:Reggie Jackson
“The mind is absolutely instrumental in achieving results, even for athletes. Sports psychology is a very small part, but it's extremely important when you're winning and losing races by hundredths and even thousandths of a second.” MindImportantWinningSportsResultsRacePsychologyAchieveLosingAthleteSmall PartsWinning And LosingSports Psychology Author:Michael Johnson
“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.” PeopleWinningEnergySportsYouthLosingEntertainmentWinning And LosingProwessPhysical FitnessUpgrading Author:Nita Ambani
“People think, sports delivers a message. It's not just about winning and losing, although that's important. It's about other things, too. It demonstrates how it can say certain things about your culture and your society.” PeopleThinkingImportantCertainCultureWinningSportsMessagesLosingWinning And Losing Author:Gabe Polsky