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moon · 06-02-2013, 08:18 AM

There is nothing so overrated in sports as "he hates to lose."

Tim Tebow hates to lose so much he looks like he is about to get run out of the NFL. Put Jeter on this years Marlins and I am sure they are contending for the play-offs. Messier hated to lose so much that he failed to win the Cup more often than he won it. Did he only hate to lose some years? Funny that it seemed he hated to lose more when on Gretzky teams than the sad sack Canuck teams at the end of his career.

Sure there are some guys like Nilsson, Kovalchuk, Yashin and other Euros that don't seem to care but for 99% of the players "hating to lose" or a "winning attitude" is trumped by skill.

New Era is free to have Burish, Bickell, Englland etc. I will gladly take Stamkos, Duchene and Hall even though they are from "losing" organizations.

06-02-2013, 08:18 AM	#42
moon Lifetime Suspension Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Lethbridge Exp:	There is nothing so overrated in sports as "he hates to lose." Tim Tebow hates to lose so much he looks like he is about to get run out of the NFL. Put Jeter on this years Marlins and I am sure they are contending for the play-offs. Messier hated to lose so much that he failed to win the Cup more often than he won it. Did he only hate to lose some years? Funny that it seemed he hated to lose more when on Gretzky teams than the sad sack Canuck teams at the end of his career. Sure there are some guys like Nilsson, Kovalchuk, Yashin and other Euros that don't seem to care but for 99% of the players "hating to lose" or a "winning attitude" is trumped by skill. New Era is free to have Burish, Bickell, Englland etc. I will gladly take Stamkos, Duchene and Hall even though they are from "losing" organizations.