If you don't win, it's not a great tragedy - the worst that happens is that you lose a game.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker minimizes the importance of losing a game.
- In plain terms
- Losing a game isn't a big deal.
- What can you take from it?
- Losses are part of learning.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is losing important?
- How do you handle loss?
Another view
Some losses have serious consequences.
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Genius. It's a word. What does it really mean? If I win I'm a genius. If I don't, I'm not.
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