Eric Berne Quotes

we can not prepare for defeat and expect to live a life in Victory.

I never think about losing.

I have never feared failure.

I lost my first mayor's race. I lost the primary. But we came back and won that. So I know you've got to play to win, but you can't be afraid to lose.

Part of being a champ is acting like a champ. You have to learn how to win and not run away when you lose. Everyone has bad stretches and real successes. Either way, you have to be careful not to lose your confidence or get to confident.

Therefore, as a player, as a coach, even though we might have lost in a season or not won a championship, it was like a self-fulfilling prophecy that I'm going to win some time. I've never felt myself a loser.

Stop thinking of failing.

Imagine if you could never fail.

If I had said, "I don't stand a chance," one thing is clear: I wouldn't have.

You cannot expect victory and plan for defeat.

What's the worst that can happen? If it doesn't do well I can put on my big girl panties, deal with it and move on.

To guarantee success, act as if it were impossible to fail.

We are not interested in the possibilities of defeat. They do not exist.

In the NBA, you win, and you think you're going to win tomorrow. But as soon as you lose, you don't think you're ever going to win again.

I have always believed that one should not be scared of losing, I think that really is the key.

Failures are expected by losers, ignored by winners.

I've always believed no matter how many shots I miss, I'm going to make the next one.

We count on winning. And if we lose, don't beef. And the best way to prevent beefing is - don't lose.

Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure... than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.

I was able to overcome my failures because I was always confident of my abilities and was sure I could achieve what I had set out for.

When facing a difficult task, act as though it is impossible to fail. If you are going after Moby Dick, take along the tartar sauce.

My faith helped me stay grounded in defeat and victory, to not get too excited about the successes and too low about the failures.

To be ready to fail is to be prepared for success.

You don't go into anything contemplating failure, because if you did, you wouldn't make it.

Even as far back as when I started acting at 14, I know I've never considered failure.