Losing is no fun no matter who you lose to.
A winner must first know what losing's like.
My father took me to my first game in 1971, and I fell in love with the Redskins and the NFL right then. I was hooked. And we didn't even win that game.
Losing exposes character, and winning breeds it.
There's some pretty good academic research that suggest that what Americans don't like is losing.
Obviously I'm not used to losing.
As most who have engaged in competitive sports know, there's nothing to match the amplitude of emotion brought by losing.
With the fights I have lost, I always want another shot and think that I can beat them.