Quotes About Defeat

I was Al Gore's campaign chairman in 2000, when he won a half-million more votes than George W. Bush but lost the presidency.

In 2010, I ran for Congress in a Democratic primary against someone who had been there for 18 years. 'The Daily News' endorsed me. I was in 'The New York Times' above the fold. CNBC called this one of the hottest races in the country. On election day, votes for me never went past 19%. I lost.

I knew that if we were going to actually defeat Harry Reid, we had to have a candidate who would offer a sharp policy contrast. Someone who would not just pay lip service to limited government principles, but had a solid record of voting that way time and again. I'm that candidate.

It's always a wake-up call to get beaten.

I had a lot of times with Wales as well when we were getting beat - and beaten well - and you learn to deal with it. You learn that next time it happens, you roll your sleeves up and give everything for the team.

If a man can beat you, walk him.

No one likes to get beaten, even if it is to your best friend.

The night that I fought Bigfoot, he was the better man. He beat me that night. No excuses.

At the end of the day, it's a big difference to get the draw than to get the win, but I'll take either over a loss any day.

I'm not a big fan of losing.

The biggest thing I learned from losing? Winning's better.

Winning is obviously the biggest thing. Because if you don't win, nothing really matters. You can have all the money in the world, and they can still call you a loser.

I hate losing. Whether it's marbles, spades, blackjack, whatever it is.

To me, there's nothing like going up against a guy and making him lose. When you beat a guy so bad, whether it's a route or a block, there's nothing more enjoyable than that.

If you're playing basketball, you're going to get your shot blocked.

Nobody wants to lose to bloody Rochdale.

Losing is a tough blow to take.

It's boring to have the same guy win. I'm actively rooting against myself.

You win some, you lose some; it's all about can you bounce back.

Some of my worst moments in football have been losing semi-finals, the Barcelona game in 2009 probably more than most. But you have to take it and bounce back.

I've won a world title and then lost it to the top boxer on the planet.

People can dress it up however they want to, but boxing is life and death.

If you lose a game in Brazil, you cannot walk about among the fans.

Losing exposes character, and winning breeds it.