“The next best thing to winning is giving the other guy such a bloody nose, he wonders if beating you was worth it.”
“Next to trying and winning, the best thing is trying and failing.”
“Well, you know Chick, like old momma said, next best thing to playing and winning is playing and losing.”
“It's not worth losing your soul to win a guy.”
“Even if you cannot achieve much in the way of fitness, every little [bit] helps. The other guy might be getting tired too. If he has five seconds' worth of fight left in him and you have 10, you will win.”
“To love and win is the best thing.To love and lose, the next best.”