Win or Lose Quote – Winning Isn’t Everything but Wanting To Win Is

Winning Isn’t Everything but Wanting To Win Is

Vince Lombardi

Many of us would like to have a winning attitude; most of us already do one way or the other. Some people are born with certain kinds of gifts that make them consistently successful in almost everything they attempt.

These individuals often demonstrate what is often referred to as an “entrepreneurial spirit.” They are go-getters with vision for their future and goals they intend to accomplish. However, no matter how successful we become in life there will always be someone more successful than we are, richer than we are or more powerful than we are (or at least it may seem that way).

The truth is win or lose it doesn’t matter its getting involved and playing the game. Check out these sports quotes on having and developing a winning attitude.

The real question then becomes: why not you? Why can’t you be the one with that special gift? The answer is that most people can be successful, rich and powerful; moreover, they already are. Most of us only need to discover our potential in order to unlock our true power.

Anyone can be a winner, but the main question is: how does one become a winner?

One of the most essential qualities that winners possess is an attitude for success. Their minds are already conditioned to believe that they will win before they even attempt to accomplish something; therefore, by default, their efforts and actions usually prove successful (that’s not to say that they don’t make mistakes and fail from time to time).

However, since you and I don’t always perform perfect tasks we must find ways of instilling within ourselves the belief that we can do it – whatever “it” may be – whenever we attempt it. Great quotes on developing and having a winner attitude are one way to keep this in mind. To develop such an attitude is not easy in itself; however, upon reflection of experiences in which our own lack of an “I-can-win” attitude has led to failure we can quickly develop and instill such an attitude if we so desire.

Most Famous Win or Lose Quote

“Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.” – Lyndon B. Johnson

The Top ‘Win humbly, Lose Gracefully’ quote

“I don’t know. Only God knows where the story ends for me, but I know where the story begins. It’s up to us to choose, whether we win or lose and I choose to win.” – Mary J. Blige

Win or Lose Sports Quotes

“A winner never stops trying.” – Tom Landry

“Winning doesn’t always mean being first. Winning means you’re doing better than you’ve ever done before.” – Bonnie Blair

“I tell the kids, somebody’s gotta win, somebody’s gotta lose. Just don’t fight about it. Just try to get better.” – Yogi Berra

“You’ll miss 100 per cent of the shots you never take.. ” – Wayne Gretzky

“I know it’s not a one man team win or lose.” – Brett Farve
“Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing.” – Henry Russell Sanders
“The key is not the will to win… everybody has that. It is the will to prepare to win that is important.” – Bobby Knight
“If you’re going to play at all, you’re out to win. Baseball, board games, playing Jeopardy, I hate to lose.” – Derek Jeter
“When I need to push myself, I think of all those nicely polished trophies waiting to be lifted up by the winner—and how that winner might be me.” – Maria Sharapova

“You can’t win unless you learn how to lose.” – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

“Yesterday’s home runs don’t win today’s games.” – Babe Ruth

“I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” – Michael Jordan

“A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.” – Larry Bird

“I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.’” – Muhammad Ali

“It kills me to lose. If I’m a troublemaker, and I don’t think that my temper makes me one, then it’s because I can’t stand losing. That’s the way I am about winning, all I ever wanted to do was finish first.” – Jackie Robinson

“Winning takes precedence over all. There’s no gray area. No almosts.” – Kobe Bryant

“For me, winning isn’t something that happens suddenly on the field when the whistle blows and the crowds roar. Winning is something that builds physically and mentally every day that you train and every night that you dream.” – Emmitt Smith

“The person that said winning isn’t everything, never won anything.”- Mia Hamm

“The critics are always right. The only way you shut them up is by winning.” – Chuck Noll

“I used to think that losing made you more hungry and determined but after my success at the Olympics and the U.S. Open I realise that winning is the biggest motivation.” – Andy Murray

“I’m never tired of winning, and I’m never tired of skiing.” – Lindsey Vonn

“Winning isn’t getting ahead of others. It’s getting ahead of yourself.” – Roger Staubach

“Winning isn’t everything, but wanting it is.” – Arnold Palmer

“There are always new, grander challenges to confront, and a true winner will embrace each one.” – Mia Hamm

A true winner must first believe that he can be successful before he attempts to do something worthwhile. Even if you have many reasons not to go for it – your confidence determines whether or not you will actually attempt what you set out to accomplish.

You must start off believing in yourself and knowing that you are capable of succeeding; this presumes a feeling of self worth and belief in the power within oneself.

Once we realize that we are capable of doing certain things, but aren’t because we lack the necessary skills or resources to succeed (even with assistance), then it’s time to start thinking about how we can acquire what’s necessary for us to win.

Winners also possess a never-give-up attitude. They know that if they want to win it takes hard work and dedication; moreover, they believe in their abilities to accomplish something even when others doubt them.

Having a winning attitude means recognizing the journey is as important as the goal and maybe we already are winners!