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Originally Posted by OneBigThrow
not to be a dick, but you probably dont fight (or any other competitive sport...**** i cried and punched walls when i didnt throw shotput very well)
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I have fought/trained (kickboxing) for a few years, played semi-pro rugby league for half my life, state level cricket for years, and club level soccer for years. I've taken ass whoppings, and bitter defeats, and no I didn't cry. To me it's a sign of no self control and therefor a weakness.
"What is defeat? Nothing but education; nothing but the first step to something better." - Wendell Phillips.
"It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get back up." - Vince Lombardi
"Defeat should never be a source of discouragement but rather a fresh stimulus." - Bishop Robert South
A measure of a true champion is not how he handles victory but how he handles defeat - Unknown