I've had losses in my career before, and I've always come back stronger from those losses.
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Losing makes you strong.
I have not lost an awful lot in my life, but the defeats have taught me more than the victories. Whenever I lose, I focus on the ability of my opponent and on the mistakes I made.
But in practice, if often comes down to not suffering a loss as big as the huge gain you made a while ago.
My comeback was not about winning or losing; it was about the feeling of being able to compete at top level again.
Losses have propelled me to even bigger places, so I understand the importance of losing. You can never get complacent because a loss is always around the corner. It's in any game that you're in - a business game or whatever - you can't get complacent.
My biggest loss was the Olympics. I just can't forget losing. I never will.
The biggest thing I learned from losing? Winning's better.
You learn after losing quite a bit, year after year, that you have to continue to work hard, stay tough, and endure to the end before it's going to work out.
I think it's important to feel those losses because I never want to feel like that again.
You never get over losses. I've never gotten over one loss I've had in my career. They always stick with me.