how do you feel when you lose

[trinacria]

one post mentioned MJ,

so I put it this way regarding him, MJ said he failed over and over, he missed thousands of times and lost hundreds of games, that is why he successeded.
On the other hand, if I know I can beat a guy and had a bunch of brain farts I've broken a couple of cues in my time, but every game after that I played better. Losing is part of any game, sport or adventure. Unless you're Maywhether, than you can carefully choose your opponents and fight guys past their prime, than you can call yourself a winner.:wink:

 

[Alf Taylor]

In a nutshell

Show me a guy who's a good loser and I'll show you a guy who's used to losing".
Utley john puckett

 

[trustyrusty]

If I played as well as I can and lose (or didn't get to play at all, because of how well my opponent played), I still wanna try again. If I played poorly and lost, I wanna play again, right now, and kick the living crap out of my opponent! lol

on the reverse; if I played poorly and won, I may just go hit balls by myself and not want to play that person again. If it's a situation where they want to win their money back, I may just give it back to them without playing!! I hate playing badly (by my standards) more than just losing a game, match, set, whatever.

 

[ignomirello]

Bad loser

How do you feel when you lose? And how do you deal with it? I absolutely hate to lose, I'm okay if I get beaten. I do not know whether or not I know the difference or not . My mind is flushed with emotions and thoughts regarding losing. I hope that some of you have a more organized view on the subject That would give me more perspective.

I'm the best loser on the outside. I will shake hands & wish them luck & really mean it (because I really want them to win since they beat me).
But my ears turn beat red & i'm ready for the steam to come pouring out of my ears. I have to wait 10-15 mins before I can drive my car
(Because if I run into a jackass I'm a very good driver & might end his life!)
But other than that i'm the Best/Worst loser on the planet.

 

[richiebalto]

You show me somebody that dont mind losing and i will show you a loser! When i was a very young pool player i could not stand to lose at pool and i very seldom did, not that i was a great player, but i learned very fast how to match up rite, i would cry while losing, talk and just act absurd, but as i got older and more mature i realize that losing in pool wasnt the end of the world, now i dont ever say a word if i lose, i just get more weight the next time we play, i told you losing is for the birds!

 

[Shaky1]

I don't mind being beaten. I cannot stand beating myself! Nothing pisses me off more!
I have a hard time dealing with stupidity, especially my own.