Learning from losses

Generally I learn more from matches i loose, than matches I win.
When you win, things just comes out in a balanced way where your hand/eye coordination, your pre shot routine, strategic and mental game all work togheter, producing the best possible result.
When I'm loosing, that chaine breaks down, sometimes on many levels, so figuring out what went wrong is very usefull.
 
You usually learn squat from your victories.........losses toughen you up.

The winner walks away either celebrating or relieved to have won......but never feeling fortunate.

The loser walks away recalling what they did wrong.....what they should or could have done to win.

The next time the same two players match up, the loser should be better....more prepared.....to win.
The loser knows what they need to do differently to win the match......the loser should play smarter.
The winner simply tries to play their best...not better but their best & sometimes you can't quite find it.

Losses teach you what you need to win......victories are quickly forgotten and it's just another match.
When you truly understand why you lost.....maybe you were overmatched....only then will you improve.

Matt B.


“We learn from failure, not from success!”
― Bram Stoker, Dracula

“Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.”
― Napoléon Bonaparte
 
RichSchultz said:
True! But not much you can do when he runs almost 2 racks in a row...i sat there and looked pretty.
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Been There,..... Dunnn dat ! {sorry!} :( Local Tournament: Guy knew me but I never played him. He put on his I-Pad & earbuds, won lag by a fraction and rolled off 21 balls before I got to the table, (Then hooked me!) I don't care who you are it does get to you,so you just try to make the best of it. I lost that match 47-23 in a 47-42 race.

eddie8842 said:
"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
Muhammad Ali.
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Great Quote!

DaveM said:
The key to winning is poise under stress ....Paul Brown.
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Someday, I may finally acheive that !
 
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Courage is.....

HurdyGurdy said:
AHA! The Rush album Grace Under Pressure now makes complete sense.:thumbup:
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a major thumbs up! that's one of my faves.....1-0-0-1-0-0-1

amazing what the Google tells me after i read a post that makes me go deeper....

http://www.timelesshemingway.com/faq

Where does the phrase, "grace under pressure" originate?
The phrase "grace under pressure" first gained notoriety when Ernest Hemingway used it in a profile piece written by Dorothy Parker. Parker asked Hemingway: "Exactly what do you mean by 'guts'?" Hemingway replied: "I mean, grace under pressure." The profile is titled, "The Artist's Reward" and it appeared in the New Yorker on November 30, 1929. The first published use of the phrase, however, was in an April 20, 1926 letter Hemingway wrote F. Scott Fitzgerald. The letter is reprinted in Ernest Hemingway: Selected Letters 1917-1961 edited by Carlos Baker, pages 199-201.


http://www.2112.net/powerwindows/main/RushInspirations.htm

For Whom the Bell Tolls, 1940
This partially inspired the line "the bell tolls for thee" in "Losing It". Hemingway was inspired to title his book based on John Donne's 17th Devotion (see separate entry above).
"...the writer [in "Losing It"] is old Ernest. I believe that the expression 'grace under pressure' was actually coined by Dorothy Parker, to describe the attributes of a Hemingway hero, but I'm not sure. In any case, it seemed to describe the theme of the songs for that album, as well as the difficulties of life in the early '80s." Neil Peart, "Rush Backstage Club Newsletter", March 1990
 
Bavafongoul said:
You usually learn squat from your victories.........losses toughen you up.

The winner walks away either celebrating or relieved to have won......but never feeling fortunate.

The loser walks away recalling what they did wrong.....what they should or could have done to win.

The next time the same two players match up, the loser should be better....more prepared.....to win.
The loser knows what they need to do differently to win the match......the loser should play smarter.
The winner simply tries to play their best...not better but their best & sometimes you can't quite find it.

Losses teach you what you need to win......victories are quickly forgotten and it's just another match.
When you truly understand why you lost.....maybe you were overmatched....only then will you improve.

Matt B.


“We learn from failure, not from success!”
― Bram Stoker, Dracula

“Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.”
― Napoléon Bonaparte
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All very true!'
 
app4dstn said:
a major thumbs up! that's one of my faves.....1-0-0-1-0-0-1

amazing what the Google tells me after i read a post that makes me go deeper....

http://www.timelesshemingway.com/faq

Where does the phrase, "grace under pressure" originate?
The phrase "grace under pressure" first gained notoriety when Ernest Hemingway used it in a profile piece written by Dorothy Parker. Parker asked Hemingway: "Exactly what do you mean by 'guts'?" Hemingway replied: "I mean, grace under pressure." The profile is titled, "The Artist's Reward" and it appeared in the New Yorker on November 30, 1929. The first published use of the phrase, however, was in an April 20, 1926 letter Hemingway wrote F. Scott Fitzgerald. The letter is reprinted in Ernest Hemingway: Selected Letters 1917-1961 edited by Carlos Baker, pages 199-201.


http://www.2112.net/powerwindows/main/RushInspirations.htm

For Whom the Bell Tolls, 1940
This partially inspired the line "the bell tolls for thee" in "Losing It". Hemingway was inspired to title his book based on John Donne's 17th Devotion (see separate entry above).
"...the writer [in "Losing It"] is old Ernest. I believe that the expression 'grace under pressure' was actually coined by Dorothy Parker, to describe the attributes of a Hemingway hero, but I'm not sure. In any case, it seemed to describe the theme of the songs for that album, as well as the difficulties of life in the early '80s." Neil Peart, "Rush Backstage Club Newsletter", March 1990
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Great stuff...Hemingway was so ahead of his time.
 
"They say nobody's perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wish they'd make up their minds."

---------- Wilt Chamberlain
 
Slim Limpy said:
Look at it this way, Champ . . .

Assuming you learn a little something from each loss (which all the AZ Philosophers most assuredly assure us actually happens) and you keep going the way you're goin',
just think . . .

With all the knowledge you're accumulating from all yer losses . . .

Ya oughta be a freakin' 9-Ball Genius in no time.
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That's awesome...not sure how firmly your tongue is in cheek, but I don't care. Love it.

Champ
 
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