In corporate culture, in sports culture, in the media, we honor those who win at all costs.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Not winning a title gives fuel to sportswriters and talking heads who question an athlete's true value.
I don't see many people as heroes and, though I love sport, I believe athletes rarely deserve that praise.
I have always found it an honor that people have wanted to buy my shirt and an honor that fans turn up to watch the team I am playing in. I have always found that a huge honor.
Sports is entertainment.
If you value your wins and you value what you've done over the course of your career, then you wouldn't want people harboring over a loss, even though you fought extremely well.
You always hear that tragedies put sports in perspective, that they prove we shouldn't care this much about the successes and failures of a bunch of wealthy strangers. I'm going the other way - sometimes, sports put everything else in perspective.
In sports, championships often define a person's legacy.
The sports world is an echo chamber. All it takes is one quote from a general manager and a thousand sports columns bloom.
Our athletes are our heroes.
Loyalty and communication are always rewarded in sports.