“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.” EnoughWinningTeacherLosingEnlightenedWinning And Losing Author:Frederick Lenz
“In Montana, a math teacher is running for the Senate. Win or lose, she plans on demanding a recount because math is fun.” RunningWinningFunLosesTeacherPlansMathSenateMontanaWin Or LoseMath Teacher Author:Conan O'Brien
“Remember that failure is part of the process of successful running. Performance is a roller coaster; to think otherwise is irrational and will cause you much stress and discouragement. Lighten up on yourself. Ups and downs can be expected. The performance of most serious runners fluctuates by the week. You win some, you lose some; some days you're hot, some days you're not. Don't fight with yourself when failure, the teacher, pays an unexpected visit. Open up to learning from it.” ThinkingRunningRememberFightingWinningCausesProcessLosesPaySuccessfulTeacherWeekSeriousPerformancesStressHotExpectedUnexpectedIrrationalRunnersUps & DownsDiscouragementRoller CoasterCoasters Author:Jerry Lynch
“[T]he seeds of [the Argument Culture] can be found our classrooms, where a teacher will introduce an article or an idea . . . setting up debates where people learn not to listen to each other because they're so busy trying to win the debate.” PeopleTryingIdeasCultureFoundWinningTeacherArgumentBusySeedsDebateSettingSettingsArticlesClassroomIntroducing Author:Deborah Tannen
“In life, always choose a serious rival even if you know you have no chance to win, because a good rival is always a good teacher!” IfsKnowsLifeWinningChanceTeacherSeriousRivalsGood Teacher Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“Morale - the will to win, the fighting heart - are the honored hallmarks of the football coach and player. Likewise, they are characteristic of the enterprising executive, the successful troop leader, the established artist and the dedicated teacher and scientist.” HeartArtistFightingWinningSportsLeaderSuccessfulTeacherPlayerFootballScientistCoachesCharacteristicsExecutivesDedicatedHonoredHallmarkMoraleWill To WinFootball CoachCoaches And PlayersEnterprising Author:Dwight D. Eisenhower