fear of losing Quotes

Winners are not afraid of losing. But losers are. Failure is part of the process of success. People who avoid failure also avoid success.

Pitiful is the person who is afraid of taking risks. Perhaps this person will never be disappointed or disillusioned; perhaps she won’t suffer the way people do when they have a dream to follow. But when that person looks back – and at some point everyone looks back – she will hear her heart saying, “What have you done with the miracles that God planted in your days? What have you done with the talents God bestowed on you? You buried yourself in a cave because you were fearful of losing those talents. So this is your heritage; the certainty that you wasted your life.

The fear of losing makes you better because it stops you cruising.

A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning.

We lose many things simply out of our fear of losing them.

Fear of losing is what makes competitors so great. Show me a gracious loser and I'll show you a permanent loser.

The fear of loss is greater than the desire for gain.

You can't win 'til you're not afraid to lose

All stress is ultimately related to loss or the fear of loss.

Every time you win, it diminishes the fear a little bit. You never really cancel the fear of losing; you keep challenging it.

A loss in boxing is different to any sport. It can set your career back a few years. So I fear losing more than anything.

I didn't want to fight a guy from England. What if I lose? Not that English guys aren't strong, but who wants to get beat up by a guy with that voice? That's not the most masculine voice to take a beating to.

And I think that in myself (and perhaps evident in what I write) fear of loss and the corresponding instinct to protect myself against loss are potent forces.

The power of fear of failure, with will to win, is an incredible force. I don't think we should be worried about having a fear of failure; I think it's quite natural. If you surveyed any top businessman or any top athlete, I bet if they were truthful, they would all say they've got a fear of losing and a fear of failure.

I have to cross the line first. Sometimes you can put it as a fear of losing, but actually it's an addiction to winning.

The main thing is not a matter of wanting to win; the main thing is being scared to lose.

That's the beauty of the play-offs, it's the fear of losing that drives you forwards.

I gave myself permission to care, because there are a lot of people in this world who are afraid of caring, or afraid of showing that they care because it's uncool. It's uncool to have passion. It's so much easier to lose when you've shown everyone how much you don't care if you win or lose. It's much harder to lose when you show that you care, but, you'll never win, unless you also stand to lose. Don't be afraid of your passion.