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This much I'm sure of. Chances for winning = 1 - (# of math students playing)/ (# of math students cheering). That's a fraction.
One is always more vexed at losing a game of any sort by a single hole or ace, than if one has never had a chance of winning it.
Zeroth law: You must play the game First law: You can't win Second law: You can't break even Third law: You can't quit the game.
When a sports movie really works, it gets you on all levels, because the stakes are high. It's black and white. It's win or lose.
When you change yourself to win someone's heart, you better be prepared to accept that this will now be your way of life forever.
You have to rely on yourself and your associates - gifts don't come from above; you're going to win them, or you won't have them.
fear life but don't die, your alone, everybody's alone, oh Cody Pomeray you can't win you can't lose all is ephemeral all is hurt
You learn nothing about someone by the way they win the fight, you learn everything about the way they lose and keep coming back.
Boxing involves the possibility of defeat, I accepted that very early on. After all, there are only two men and one of them wins.
I don't follow the thought; "Winning is not important, playing the game is". If that is in fact true; then why do we keep score??
Everyone wants to win on Saturday afternoon when the game is played. It’s what you do the other six days that decides the outcome
I'm an emotional guy, I cry at movies, man, so beating GSP and winning the world title... yeah, I'll probably cry in the Octagon.
I am the one rich thing that morn Leaves for the ardent noon to win; Grasp me not, I have a thorn, But bend and take my being in.
It is more difficult to organize a peace than to win a war; but the fruits of victory will be lost if the peace is not organized.
One can win the attention and time and cooperation of even the most sought-after people by becoming genuinely interested in them.
You combine the Tea Party along with our support with the Republican base and grassroots, and it makes for a winning combination.
Sports is such a cyclical thing; it's often feast or famine. But what you try and do as an owner is build a winning organization.
The conqueror is regarded with awe; the wise man commands our respect; but it is only the benevolent man that wins our affection.
Accept the challenges of life and you'll continue to find that winning is the spirit of living . . . it's merely a state of mind.
You have to understand where you are on the continuum. I feel I have to be the criminal mastermind on the mound if I want to win.
I honestly don't even really want to think about it [if Donald Trump wins]; I'd rather focus on how wonderful Hillary Clinton is.
I'm pretty confident, let's just say that, in my game right now, for what it is. So if that means a win, then I'll be real happy.
You win all the Tucsons, all the Kemps, all the Iron City Opens you can, nobody remembers. You win a Masters, nobody ever forgets
Confidence is believing in your own ability, knowing what you have to do to win. My confidence was developed through preparation.
Life's battles don't always go to the stronger or faster man. But sooner or later, the man who wins is the man who thinks he can.
Act after having made assessments. The one who first knows the measure of far and near wins - this is the rule of armed struggle.
Both candidates for president talk about balancing the budget ten years from now. Even if they win, they won't be in office then.
Let eloquence be flung to the dogs rather than souls be lost. What we want is to win souls. They are not won by flowery speeches.
I have a race routine. I have a team of people helping me. I have winning habits. I believe in myself. I have balance in my life.
In life, always choose a serious rival even if you know you have no chance to win, because a good rival is always a good teacher!
I think the greatest legacy of the 1960s was the general feeling that not only can you fight the powers that be, but you can win.
I'm probably the only guy in hockey who can win a scoring title and everybody is saying I had a bad year. I don't worry about it.
What is it about men, anyway? You can't live with 'em and the law frowns on neutering them. It's not exactly a win-win situation.
One way to find your place is like the rain, a million requests for lodging, one that wins, finds your cheek: you find your home.
I was probably born a scorer, but I was made a winner. Whatever works, whatever wins championships, wins games, that's what I do.
My coach has said to me, "When you win a match or a tournament, you don't even think about it - the very next minute you're like".
I mean Donald Trump is a legitimate president. He won fair and square. He didn't win the election because of Russian interference.
If you're from South London you feel like you're always trying to win people over, so perhaps that underdog passion comes through.
The passion to win games, the incredible, focused energy and also the camaraderie of the team were all things that I really loved.
You can't get bored of winning. You can win 10 games in a row but you keep the same will to snatch the 11th. You always need more.
You have to save the vision speeches for when the company is winning. When you're not winning, you just have to get momentum back.
If a person has built a sound character, it makes but little difference what people say about him, because he will win in the end.
Gerard is an open-minded and passionate man. I am the opposite: stubborn and stupid. But sometimes stupid behaviour makes you win.
When you wake up, think about winning the day. Don't worry about a week or a month from now -- just think about one day at a time.
Revolution is a drama of passion. We did not win the people over by appealing to reason but by developing hope, trust, fraternity.
He's most likely robbing the bank as a paycheck on the world for winning the ugliness prize at his local fete three years running.
For so long people have just taken what I do for granted. It is not easy to do year-in, year-out, to win Grand Slams and be No. 1.
If you miss one moment of enjoying your own life and relationships because you're trying to punish someone else, the bad guy wins.
I try to go out and do the same thing every night. I've been taught since I was a kid that the only thing that matters is winning.
I prefer that Argentina wins the World Cup. Messi deserves it for all he has done in football. He's my friend, I wish him the best