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This is sports. In sports, you win and you lose. That's the nature of sports. You can't get away from that part of it. And if you get too hung up on the losing part, then you miss the boat. The competition part, a game like that, is why you play sports. That is as good as it gets.

You've got to play every game until it's over. Baseball is a funny game, so you never know what's going to happen.

It's the game of life. Do I win or do I lose? One day they're gonna shut the game down. I gotta have as much fun and go around the board as many times as I can before it's my turn to leave.

When I retire, I'm going to go home and say, 'I played for what?' You know, if I don't win anything.

I hate losing, and I'm gonna do whatever it takes to be the best at whatever it is I'm doing.

You can't lose a game in which you're not even competing.

I play to win, whether during practice or a real game. And I will not let anything get in the way of me and my competitive enthusiasm to win.

Baseball is like a poker game. Nobody wants to quit when he's losing; nobody wants you to quit when you're ahead.

I want to win games; I don't want to lose games.

I prefer to play and lose rather than win, because I know in advance I'm going to win.