Vlade Divac Quotes

Next to trying and winning, the best thing is trying and failing.

When I have tried and failed, I shall have failed.

It's better to have tried and failed than never tried, you can rest easy knowing you gave it a go.

Failure is not a crime. The crime is not trying.

Remember the two benefits of failure. First, if you do fail, you learn what doesn't work; and second, the failure gives you the opportunity to try a new approach.

The only failure is not to try.

You win some, you lose some and then you get on with it.

A few losses won't hurt anybody.

I've failed my fair share of times no doubt.

I fail every once in a while, but failing is your first attempt at learning. I'm not worried about it.

There's a difference between winning and losing and not trying at all.

There's no disgrace in failure, the disgrace is not to try.

There's no disgrace in failing, lad, Though friends and foes deride; In fact, a failure's not so bad As never having tried.

There is but one failure in life and that is the failure to try.

A good balance of winning and losing is important. If you just win all the time, you won't get anything out of it; having some tough losses can be really important.

Don't be afraid to fail. For the love of God, don't be afraid to fail, because you're going to fail. So try to fail as hard as you can is what I would say, because you're always going to get up and you're going to learn something from it.

I really don't think life is about the I-could-have-beens. Life is only about the I-tried-to-do. I don't mind the failure but I can't imagine that I'd forgive myself if I didn't try.

When I was young, I observed that nine out of ten things I did were failures. So I did ten times more work.

There is much to be said for failure. It is much more interesting than success.

Sport and life is about losing. It's about understanding how to lose.

Sometimes one succeeds, sometimes one fails.

Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose. Nobody goes undefeated all the time. If you can pick up after a crushing defeat, and go on to win again, you are going to be a champion someday.

It is not a disgrace to fail. Failing is one of the greatest arts in the world.

I never thought of losing, but now that it' s happened, the only thing is to do it right. That's my obligation to all the people who believe in me. We all have to take defeats in life.

I haven't always done a good job, and I haven't always been successful - but I know that I have tried.