quotations about winning
Winning is everything. The only ones who remember you when you come in second are your wife and your dog.
DAMON HILL
Sunday Times, December 18, 1994
Winning wasn't natural for me. It had to be fought for, in the echoes and trodden footprints of my mind.
MARKUS ZUSAK
Getting the Girl
Don't believe that winning is everything. It's more important to stand for something. If you don't stand for something, what do you win?
LANE KIRKLAND
attributed, The Executive's Book of Quotations
Whoever said "It's not whether you win or lose but how you play the game" is full of it! Winning makes all the difference in the world. Winning is fun. Losing is not. Losing sucks.
PETE ROSE
My Prison Without Bars
Games are lost and won in your mind as much as they are on the field.
CARL DEUKER
Gym Candy
Who overcomes
By force, hath overcome but half his foe.
JOHN MILTON
Paradise Lost
When in doubt, win the trick.
EDMOND HOYLE
Hoyle's Games Improved
Winning is not just reaching the mark; winning is exceeding the mark.
JOTY T. ALLISON
Strengthen My Sight
Winning is a composite process that involves preparedness, training, dedication and goals, a formula that frequently is beyond the mental ability of many.
JAMES BURKS
Millionaire Mindset
Law is made by the winner to preserve victory over the loser.
TOBA BETA
Betelgeuse Incident
Most people give up just when they're about to achieve success. They quit on the one yard line. They give up at the last minute of the game one foot from a winning touchdown.
ROSS PEROT
attributed, "100 Most Inspirational Sports Quotes of All Times"
The hardest thing about winning is trying to do so without losing something of greater importance.
PETE ABRAMS
"Torg Potter and the Sorcerer's Nuts", Sluggy Freelance, September 24, 2002
Winning is a state of mind that embraces everything you do.
BRYCE COURTENAY
The Power of One
I've wanted to win at everything, every day, since I was a kid. And time doesn't change a person, it just helps you get a handle on who you are. Even at age 41, I still hate losing--I'm just more gracious about it. I'm also aware that setbacks have an upside; they fuel new dreams.
DARA TORRES
Age Is Just a Number: Achieve Your Dreams at Any Stage in Your Life
Every time you win, it diminishes the fear a little bit. You never really cancel the fear of losing; you keep challenging it.
ARTHUR ASHE
attributed, 1000 Pocket Positives
For me, the most enjoyable thing out of winning is seeing people that invest with you, all the time and the resources that they put with us, then to see them win and be that happy, get a chance to celebrate, it's really a thrill for me.
JOE GIBBS
"Toyota follows Cup title with 1st Daytona 500 victory", Yahoo News, February 21, 2016
This is my seventh year, and I have not had a taste of winning yet. I have never pitched in a meaningful game in my career.... No one really cares what you do in the regular season. No one cares about the teams that don't make it to the playoffs or even who was in second place. We got to go we have to win.
CHRIS SALE
"Chris Sale Yearns To Pitch In Postseason", CBS Chicago, February 20, 2016
If we win, nobody will care. If we lose, there will be nobody to care.
WINSTON CHURCHILL
secret session in House of Commons, June 25, 1941
When you're winning hockey games, no matter how you're doing it, it's a good vibe. Everybody wants to score goals. That's just the nature of being a hockey player. But winning is a pretty good feeling, compared to scoring a goal and being blown out 6-1.
MARK STONE
"Depth is important but playoffs time for stars such as Stone to shine", Ottawa Citizen, April 11, 2017
Winning may not be everything, but losing has little to recommend it.
DIANNE FEINSTEIN
Nine and Counting: The Women of the Senate