JR 137
Grandmaster
Lombardi’s What It Takes to be Number 1 probably deserves its own thread, but I found its appropriate here, with all the talk of winning and all.
I think it’s 100% on the money. My take on it is what is winning? If all it is is your hand raised at the conclusion of the match, that’s a pretty shallow definition.
My idea of winning is giving it everything you’ve got. When everyone’s left and you’re alone looking in the mirror, you know you did at least everything you know you’re capable of. Even more, you surprised yourself and outdid what you thought you could do. That’s winning.
When I compete, the judges will score however they want. I can’t control that. The competition field might suck, might be world-class, or somewhere in between. I can’t control that. All I can do is get out there and do my thing to the best of my ability. I do that, and I won. Anything short of that, and I lost. I’d rather get completely outclassed and walk away knowing I left it all on the floor than beat a bunch of bums without breaking a sweat.
Winning isn’t everything. It’s the only thing.
I think it’s 100% on the money. My take on it is what is winning? If all it is is your hand raised at the conclusion of the match, that’s a pretty shallow definition.
My idea of winning is giving it everything you’ve got. When everyone’s left and you’re alone looking in the mirror, you know you did at least everything you know you’re capable of. Even more, you surprised yourself and outdid what you thought you could do. That’s winning.
When I compete, the judges will score however they want. I can’t control that. The competition field might suck, might be world-class, or somewhere in between. I can’t control that. All I can do is get out there and do my thing to the best of my ability. I do that, and I won. Anything short of that, and I lost. I’d rather get completely outclassed and walk away knowing I left it all on the floor than beat a bunch of bums without breaking a sweat.
Winning isn’t everything. It’s the only thing.