'Winning is only important in war and surgery,' he said in 1975. A year later came another classic: 'They call me eccentric. They used to call me nuts. I haven't changed.'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The author dismisses winning as unimportant outside war or surgery and notes that being called eccentric does not change his character.
- In plain terms
- Winning isn't everything and I am not changed by being called eccentric.
- What can you take from it?
- Winning is not the only metric of success.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you define success?
- Does criticism change who you are?
Another view
Winning is often culturally valued regardless of context.
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