Quotes About Winning

All talk of winning the people by appealing to their intelligence, of conquering them by impeccable syllogism, is so much moonshine.

Winning takes character and intelligence. It is the most important thing you can do because it's a reaffirmation of your character.

Rhetoric has a name for debating that seeks to win points: eristic.

How come you never see a headline like 'Psychic Wins Lottery'?

I am going to pretend that all life is just a game which I must play as skilfully and fairly as I can. If I lose, I am going to shrug my shoulders and laugh—also if I win.

There is nothing to winning, really. That is, if you happen to be blessed with a keen eye, an agile mind, and no scruples whatsoever.

It seemed to me like the ultimate wrong lesson for a girl her age to be learning. (If she wanted to watch reality TV, I reasoned, why not something like Survivor or The Amazing Race or even American Idol, where winning was based on real skills?) I suppose deep down,

First, accept sadness. Realize that without losing, winning isn't so great.

When you are not winning, the coach is more or less the weakest person in the team who can be replaced.

I'm going to always bleed the red, white, and blue. I represented the U.S. in the Olympics; I love my country. But the U.S. fans will love you on Monday; if you lose, they'll hate you on Tuesday. If you win, it will be back to loving you on Wednesday.

I was 15 when I got my first job as a proofreader for an advertising agency in the City, earning £12 a week. But by then, I was already playing darts tournaments every weekend, regularly winning the £50 first prize. By the time I was 16 and winning two or three contests a weekend, I ditched the agency job and concentrated on darts.

My senior year was crazy. We were defending champions, we were on national TV just about every weekend, and we were winning. Teams always brought their best when they went up against us, and we always matched it.

For us, it's about winning. How do you do that? You score more points than the other team.

Poker is a game where you don't have to have the best hand to win. Poker is really reading other people and reading human emotion, which certainly comes into play in business.

Poker has such an element of competitivness that other games don't have.

No, that's poker. To win, you've gotta get damned lucky.

It's imperative to save a few chips whenever possible when playing small-ball poker. You never want to risk a high percentage of your chips unless you're dealt a monster hand.

The best part about poker is there's no down side.

The only things I'm competitive in are backgammon and poker.

Always keep in mind that poker is about limiting your losses and maximizing your gains on every hand you play.

Here's a news flash: I hate to lose! Just watch any televised poker broadcast and you can see that's the case.

Poker is a great game and feeds my need for competition a lot.

Every time I get in the car, I'm just focused on being the fastest, trying to win the race, trying to get pole.

My God, war is not about bathrooms. War is not about political correctness or words that are meaningless. War is about winning.