"Show me a good loser and I'll show you a loser." Right?
Losing sucks. You should never want to lose, and hate when you lose, but there is such a thing as being a good loser. You need to lose first to truly appreciate a great victory. You need to experience just coming up short to really understand the thrill of coming out just on top. If nothing else losing should motivate you and remind you why you have to work so hard. Winning can be a double edge sword. You become confident, fat and happy and forget why you practice with so much intensity and sometimes it takes a lose to remind you. Learn from the mistakes of a lose and continue to move on. If you leave the field knowing you gave everything you had than there is nothing more you can ask for. But never settle. When you win next time it will make it that much more sweeter.
Never confuse being a good loser with being a happy loser. Being a happy loser in unacceptable, never be content with coming close. You should go into every contest wanting, expecting and believing you are going to win. When you strive for mediocracy and are ok with close but never quite getting there, you will always be mediocre.
