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Aug 28, 2014
11:22:40pm
RE: Bronco: "To me, any loss has more value than a win."
I figured this had more value in it's own thread to give a little perspective to the crazies freaking out about Broncos completely normal and rational comments.

Here are some quotes. These guys are a little obscure so I am sure you would have had a tough time finding anything. I'm just happy to help.

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"Nothing in life, including football, is worthwhile unless you enjoy it and gain something from the experience. Sure, we're trying to win football games and we're not going to be satisfied with anything less than a 10-0 record, but I don't want it to ruin our lives if we lose. You can't tell kids that a football loss is a tragedy, because it's not. All I ask them to do is to give their best. If we win, great! If we lose, it's not the end of the world. There is another game on Saturday. I don't want my players crying. I want them to feel bad, but not ashamed. I'll never buy that stuff some coaches say that if a boy loses a game he is a loser for life. The coaches with attitude, that winning is the only thing, don't belong in football."
--Joe Paterno
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A footnote on the subject of winning in football... In his book "Instant Replay", Jerry Kramer maintains that Vince Lombardi worked his players much harder in practice after a win than after a loss. It was Lombardi's philosophy that a loss was a better gauge of the "fight in the dog" than was a victory.
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"If winning is the only thing that matters, then you'd do anything to win. You'd cheat. You'd sacrifice your marriage or your family to win. Relationships wouldn't matter. People wouldn't matter. Winning would be worth any price you had to pay. I don't believe that; after working with Vince Lombardi day after day for six years, I know he didn't believe it either. A more accurate reflection of his feelings would require a revision to that famous quote, to read 'Winning isn't everything, it's the effort put forth to win that matters.'"
---Tom Landry
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Here's a couple from a guy I've never heard of but he seems to know what he's talking about.
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“It’s awfully important to win with humility. It’s also important to lose. I hate to lose worse than anyone, but if you never lose you won’t know how to act. If you lose with humility, then you can come back.”

“Losing doesn’t make me want to quit. It makes me want to fight that much harder.”
---Bear Bryant
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And finally how about this gem.
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In this business we are judged by wins and losses in the media. I don't discount that, but I've never concerned myself much with that . . . except that it helps me stay employed.
Lavell Edwards.
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It's amazing that any of them ever won a game in their lives. I'm sure they all had short careers.
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Some great quotes.... (Heinz57, Aug 29, 2014 at 6:04am)

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