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Originally Posted by simmer2
A true competitor should never be satisfied with being marginally competitive. Do you think the Flames were satisfied making it to the Cup Finals but not winning? That's a loser's statement right there.
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It's also an evaluative comment regarding the value of athletic competitiveness relative to other values which I suspect most Canadians would rate as more important and worthwhile. If I don't exhibit a "win at all costs" attitude and that classifies me as a "loser", so be it. I guess it depends on how much you value "winning". In my mind—and I suspect most Canadians are like-minded in this—winning is great. It most certainly is not everything. If the Olympics end next week and the "Own the Podium" programme fails to approach its own lofty expectations, your life will go on, as will mine, as will the 206 Olympic athletes' representing this country. The vast majority will be better for having participated, and I expect we will all in this country be happier for having witnessed this event at home...Is that the definition of a "loser"? If so, I'm okay with that.