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=Is Losing Learning?=

“Victory has a hundred fathers and defeat is an orphan.” ~John F. Kennedy, American President. When John F. Kennedy states this quote, he means that losing isn’t the best thing in the world- he was probably talking about the presidential election. But if it wasn’t the best thing in the world, then what’s the point of even competing? When you lose, do you quit? I didn’t think so. I believe that Winning isn’t everything.

One reason why is because you’re not only doing the activity because you want to win. You’re usually doing it because you want to improve at what you’re doing. People say that if winning wasn’t everything, then why do they keep the score? Well, they keep the score because it’s a game. Plus, most of the competitions are recorded. Why are they recorded? Well, it’s surely for entertainment, but also so you can go back and see what you did wrong and how you can improve. Even though it is upsetting to lose, winning isn’t everything.

What really matters is that you have fun is another reason winning isn’t everything. If it was the only reason you were doing the activity, then you might as well just quit if you lose, right? What’s the point of keeping on playing if you lose even just once? That is basically what people are saying when they say that winning is everything. Teams that lose almost all or all of the games they play don’t quit. So losing once shouldn’t drive you to quit. It’s not too bad.

If you lose, it’s not the end of the world. And losing also helps you see what you need to improve; your strengths and weaknesses. If you never lost, then how would you improve to be better than the best? If you never lost, wouldn’t it be easier for the other teams to catch up to you? Couldn’t they find out what your weaknesses were? You have probably heard someone tell you, “Try your best and that’s all that matters. Winning is important but it’s not the only thing to a competition.

Although some people think that winning is everything, it really isn’t. Trying your best is what really matters. Put in your all, and people will appreciate it more than being a ball hog or being the best player. Winning may seem like everything, but it’s not the end of the world if you lose. All that matters is that you tried your best and had fun. It may seem like winning is everything, but in my opinion, winning isn't everything.

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