A good player knows how to win the game, a good character knows how to lose it, while smiling.
Character, PlayingUnknownIn this world everything is governed by balance. There's what you stand to gain and what you stand to lose. And in this moment they think they have nothing to lose. And when you believe you've got nothing to lose, you're overconfident. We will be the ones that are going to show them just how much they have to lose.
WinningThe Professor in Money Heist, Season 3 Episode 3The loser isn't the one who's falling down, it's the one who doesn't stand up.
Courage, Getting up, Falling downUnknownThe only opponents who aren't coming up with excuses for being defeated by me are computers.
Excuses, ChessBobby Fischer (World Chess Champion)A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.
Failures & MistakesJohn BurroughsBut I will not lose, for even in defeat
There's a valuable lesson learned, so it evens it up for me
I never thought of losing, but now that it's happened, the only thing is to do it right. That's my obligation to all the people who believe in me. We all have to take defeats in life.
AmbitionMuhammad Ali, nach Niederlage gegen Ken Norton am 31.03.1973I'm a winner; I win most of the time. But in order to be a winner, you have to lose some of the time. I'm a terrible loser.
WinningCoolioIt's easy to believe in something when you win all the time... the losses are what define a man's faith.
Brandon Sanderson in Mistborn - The Well of AscensionAbout the only problem with success is that it does not teach you how to deal with failure.
SuccessTommy LasordaWe always try to correct what we did wrong; you can always learn something when you lose.
Diego GodinThe sooner they know the frustration of defeat, the greater their growth will be.
FrustrationKoro-Sensei in Assassination ClassroomI've learned that something constructive comes from every defeat.
Tom LandryI just hate losing and that gives you an extra determination to work harder.
Ambition, MotivationWayne Rooney