It is ironic, and insulting, to have a reporter ask an Olympic athlete who had just had the best performance of their life if they are disappointed by winning a bronze rather than than a gold medal. A true winner will tell you the reasons for having the best performance of their life, a loser will tell you their excuses for not winning the gold medal. Winners make things happen. Winning is not the magnitude of the outcome, it is the perspective of the outcome. When evaluating your success in business, be realistic, be specific.
Winners have reasons, losers have excuses.
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