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If you are losing a tug of war with a tiger, give him the rope before he gets to your read more
If you are losing a tug of war with a tiger, give him the rope before he gets to your arm. You can always buy a new rope.
Courage is as often the outcome of despair as of hope; in the one case we have nothing to lose, read more
Courage is as often the outcome of despair as of hope; in the one case we have nothing to lose, in the other, everything to gain
Life is not lost by dying; life is lost minute by minute, day by dragging day, in all the thousand read more
Life is not lost by dying; life is lost minute by minute, day by dragging day, in all the thousand small uncaring ways
The most successful war seldom pays for its losses.
The most successful war seldom pays for its losses.
Losing doesn't eat at me the way it used to. I just get ready for the next play, the next read more
Losing doesn't eat at me the way it used to. I just get ready for the next play, the next game, the next season.
The fear of losing is what makes competitors so great. Show me a gracious loser and I'll show you a read more
The fear of losing is what makes competitors so great. Show me a gracious loser and I'll show you a permanent loser.
Lose an hour in the morning, and you will spend all day looking for it.
Lose an hour in the morning, and you will spend all day looking for it.
Victory has a hundred fathers but defeat is an orphan.
Victory has a hundred fathers but defeat is an orphan.
Whoever said, "It's not whether you win or lose that counts," probably lost.
Whoever said, "It's not whether you win or lose that counts," probably lost.