100 Motivational Sports Quotes Losing is the only way to demonstrate that you're a good sport. Only the race in which you are racing is relevant when you are riding. Age is not an impediment. It's never too late or too early to start playing sports. If you want to be successful, find something you're good at and work hard at it. He's one of the most successful coaches in NBA history, but Phil Jackson once said that he doesn't understand the concept of losing. He thinks winning is important, but more important than that is the effort you put into your job. In other words, losing isn't a crime; it's a civil offense. Losing is almost as bad as getting beat. Because losing feels worse than getting beat. When you lose, there's disappointment, but there's also a feeling of failure. Getting beat makes you feel bad, but it doesn't ruin your day. With losing, even if you win, there's still going to be pain because you placed second instead of first. Or you lost the game, but you could have also won it. Either way you look at it, losing is losing. Some people think losing is failing. Failure is not returning from a game expecting to win.