I realised that I had always been writing things that other people wanted me to write and not what I really wanted to write, so I felt like I was losing my way. Carlos Ruiz Zafon
I try to do the right thing at the right time. They may just be little things, but usually they make the difference between winning and losing. Kareem Abdul Jabbar
I wasn't losing my focus but I was getting tired of focusing. What I was focusing on was becoming too routine, too ritual, not something that was interesting, new and exciting.Picabo Street
If a tie is like kissing your sister, losing is like kissing you grandmother with her teeth out. George Brett
If you can react the same way to winning and losing, that's a big accomplishment. That quality is important because it stays with you the rest of your life, and there's going to be a life after tennis that's a lot longer than your tennis life. Chris Evert
If you're losing your soul and you know it, then you've still got a soul left to lose. Charles Bukowski
In college, I probably lost a total of about 11 games, and then I came to the Celtics and in my first three weeks we went on a nine-game losing streak. Paul Pierce
It kills me to lose. If I'm a troublemaker, and I don't think that my temper makes me one, then it's because I can't stand losing. That's the way I am about winning, all I ever wanted to do was finish first. Jackie Robinson
Jim played - he had a great stretch in the middle of the round there, and Chad made that long putt on 16. Almost got that match. We ended up losing, but we almost won it, too. Hal Sutton
Losing my parents was the most crushing thing that ever happened to me. I lost my dad when I was 26, and it changed my life entirely. Harlan Coben
Losing streaks are funny. If you lose at the beginning you got off to a bad start. If you lose in the middle of the season, you're in a slump. If you lose at the end, you're choking. Gene Mauch
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.Venus Williams
Most pitchers fear losing their fastball, but since I don't have one, I have nothing to fear but fear itself. Dan Quisenberry