Al McGuire Quotes

When things are going well, they start saying you're the best, but as soon as things go wrong, suddenly you are the worst.

I am uncomfortable judging people, as we - members of the film fraternity - are judged more than anybody else.

So what exactly are the rewards of resentment. It is always a relief to know that the reason we have failed in life is not because we lack the talent, energy, or determination to succeed, but because of a factor that is beyond our control and that has loaded the dice decisively against us.

But when I'm losing a few matches, suddenly 'It's his fault', 'He doesn't want to practice', 'He doesn't need it', 'He doesn't care'. And when everything goes well, there are people coming behind the stone, saying, 'Oh, my God, he's back finally, and I was there to help him out'.

See, justice is a joke in this country, and it stinks of its hypocricy.

What I don't understand about you chaps is that you are always objecting to things that are not being done in accordance with British justice, and at the same time you keep attacking us British.

People's perception changes so fast. You win, and people say, 'Well, he had all of those sanctions at USC, and that's why he lost.' You lose, and, 'OK, he's a bad head coach, and he's just a good play-caller wherever he has been.'

One day you are a hero, the next day, media and people put you down if you are not giving your best.

Eventually, the truth comes out in sport and in life. When you win, you're praised, and when you lose, you're criticized. That's normal.

When you're not winning it's easy to complain!

So winners, Hae-Joo proposed, are the real losers because they learn nothing? What, then, are losers? Winners?

If you lose a game, everyone asks why this player didn't play. If we win, nobody asks.

Don't you find it odd," she continued, "that when you're a kid, everyone, all the world, encourages you to follow your dreams. But when you're older, somehow they act offended if you even try.

The conduct of a losing party never appears right: at least it never can possess the only infallible criterion of wisdom to vulgar judgements-success.

Whoever said "It's not whether you win or lose but how you play the game" is full of it! Winning makes all the difference in the world. Winning is fun. Losing is not. Losing sucks.

Genius. It's a word. What does it really mean? If I win I'm a genius. If I don't, I'm not.

When you're not winning it's about how you're not getting it done.

We can always stick together when we are losing, but tend to find means of breaking up when we're winning. In Grace under Pressure, by Hastie, 1984.

One thing I have learned about Christians, having organized them for years - when they lose, they quit. And when they win they quit. We are just quitters.

Let the losers worry about losin.

Having been here before and lost to be here and win, I've got to tell you, winning is really a lot better than losing. Really a lot better.

I've learned what it feels like to lose, believe me. But I think, in the end, that is just going to make winning that much better.

I love playing football but I am like everyone else, I hate losing and love winning.

There are hundreds who can stand failure to one who can stand success; the good loser is far more common than the good winner.