Nobody remembers who finished second but the guy who finished second.
I certainly like to win. But I really hate to lose. So when you think about that, you're always motivated to, 'I don't want to lose the next game. I don't want to lose the next game.'
A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning.
I compete against myself in competitions anyway, so I train against myself in practice.
The great ones hate to lose more than they love to win.
The reason why I love to win is because I don't have to go through that feeling of losing. It's those times where I lose that feeling that will stick with me.
I hate to lose more than I like to win.
Every person I wrestle, it's the biggest match of their career. They're Buster Douglas. But what's the honor in being Mike Tyson and beating Buster Douglas? I win and move on. They win, and it's a game-changer for the rest of their lives.
It's bizarre, a punch in the face hurts less when you win than when you lose.
I hate losing more than I like winning.
You build up the opponent, and you lose confidence.
The way the podium is situated in wrestling, the first place spot is the center. So if I'm in a bathroom, I'll look for the first place urinal.
I hate losing more than I love winning.
I don't care what anybody says. The first tournament is not the hardest one to win. It's always the second one.
I do a lotta trash talking to keep me motivated, to keep me to not want to lose.
You gotta lose 'em some of the time. When you do, lose 'em right.
There is definitely a difference when you are fighting for a title against clubs like United or Real Madrid or Barcelona. They are so used to winning, it means that you have to have a different frame of mind when you challenge them because that's the only way to overcome them.
It's just strange to think that so much of our enjoyment from sports comes from the elevation of arbitrary differences.
