#losing

When you're in danger of losing a thing it becomes precious and when it's around us, it's in tedious abundance and we take it for granted as if we're going to live forever, which we're not. ↗

— John McGahern

#around #becomes #danger #forever #going

The key, of course, is to stay away from the losing years. ↗

— Vince McMahon

#course #key #losing #stay #years

Why are we so full of restraint? Why do we not give in all directions? Is it fear of losing ourselves? Until we do lose ourselves there is no hope of finding ourselves. ↗

— Henry Miller

#fear #finding #full #give #hope

Southerners can never resist a losing cause. ↗

— Margaret Mitchell

#losing #never #resist #southerners

Palin was a political Hail Mary, a long bomb in the closing minutes of a game that John McCain and Co. were certain to lose. They didn't care if she had the policy or political or emotional capacity to serve as vice president, let alone president. They were willing to drive the country off a cliff, if that's what it took to win. ↗

— Dee Dee Myers

#bomb #capacity #care #certain #cliff

If you have any setback in your life, like not being in the England squad was for me - any setback, like losing a family member - everyone handles it in different ways. When I first wasn't included I was numb. I'd been the main England striker for years and years. It was really disappointing. ↗

— Michael J. Owen

#been #being #different #different ways #disappointing

When you're a kid you just think about where you are going to be to put yourself in a position for the next scoring chance. But as you develop, you start to do things that may not catch the eye of the normal football watcher, the dropping back, the closing down. ↗

— Michael J. Owen

#back #catch #chance #closing #develop

Losing is no disgrace if you've given your best. ↗

— Jim Palmer

#disgrace #given #losing #you #your

Losing a game is heartbreaking. Losing your sense of excellence or worth is a tragedy. ↗

— Joe Paterno

#game #heartbreaking #losing #sense #tragedy

You need to play with supreme confidence, or else you'll lose again, and then losing becomes a habit. ↗

— Joe Paterno

#becomes #confidence #else #habit #lose