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I hate to lose, and I do whatever I can to win, and if it is ugly, it is ugly.

If the opponent offers keen play I don't object; but in such cases I get less satisfaction, even if I win, than from a game conducted according to all the rules of strategy with its ruthless logic.

Even if you play perfectly, a fault of your opponent's can destroy the entire beauty of the game.

You must never be satisfied with losing. You must get angry, terribly angry, about losing. But the mark of the good loser is that he takes his anger out on himself and not his victorious opponents or on his teammates.

I'm sure a lot of players say it, but winning is almost so you don't lose. The thrill of winning is not as great as the pain of losing.

If you don't lose, you cannot enjoy the victories. So I have to accept both things.

I can deal with losing as long as one is trying to win. If you're losing, and you're not trying to win, that is not fair.

It's a very competitive world out there. The competitive spirit is fine within limits. But it shouldn't drown the sheer joy of the game being played. It's natural to want to win. But to me, it's not natural to want others to fail.

It's never OK to lose a game.

When I lose, I take it very personally.