Sports Defeat Quotes

It's not pleasant when you lose your whole football team.

When the Cleveland Cavaliers lost the 2015 NBA Finals to Golden State, LeBron James sat motionless in the locker room, staring straight ahead, still wearing his game jersey, for 45 minutes after the final buzzer. Here was a guy immensely wealthy, widely admired, at the peak of his powers - yet stricken, inconsolable.

It's tough to take, losing the Ashes. It's bitterly disappointing.

I know the feeling of being in the postseason and losing. It's not fun.

Losing a game at home is never good.

I'd have to say losing the title to Ali in '74 was the lowest moment in sports for me. It was the most devastating thing in my boxing career, and it still hurts to this day.

To see my country lose a football match is very hard for someone who has worn the shirt.

A loss is horrible, and it's even worse in the UFC.

Even I lost a series of Test matches as skipper.

My loss to Marquardt was just one of those things. I made a mistake and got caught. I think I had a lot more to offer in that fight, but he caught me before I had a chance to show it.

Jim played - he had a great stretch in the middle of the round there, and Chad made that long putt on 16. Almost got that match. We ended up losing, but we almost won it, too.

It was tough, I gave everything I had on those match points but she just came up with better shots. I still find it very hard to believe. Its amazing.

I would have drunk a lot of Pinot Grigio if I'd lost after leading 5-2 in the third.

Nobody likes to lose a Champions League semi-final.

I lost to a better player who played some courageous tennis and deserved to win.

Losing a Super Bowl destroys all the good things that happened to get you there.