We needed to play in a bubble and we did. ibid.
Ryan Express: Not winning the way you’re supposed to win. ibid.
The whole building was going, Boring … Boring … ibid. Ryan
In 1994 Pat Ryan returned to the Brier and won under the new rules. There were no chants of ‘Boring’. ibid.
It’s a five-stage competitive race that takes place in Morocco every year and it’s dubbed the Toughest Foot Race on Earth … sand dunes, extreme temperatures … Losers s1e5: Lost in the Desert, Nathan DeWall, psychologist
The disclaimer read: In the case of death while in competition, where should we take your corpse? ibid.
A deadly wind lifted these small dunes … so I moved and moved. The sandstorm lasted about eight hours … There were no markers left after the sandstorm. ibid. Mauro
I started to go beyond the limits of reason. ibid.
I ate about 20 of these bats. ibid.
The Iditarod is the most famous annual event in Alaska’ … ‘The superbowl of our sport … Losers s1e6: Aliy
I am the mom of quite a few Alaskan huskies.’ ibid. Aliy
1000 miles: 8-10 day event. ibid. caption
He [Jack Ryan] had the talent to play with anybody. Losers s1e7: Black Jack, opening comment
I was obsessed with basketball. ibid. Jack
He just lit the park up. When he was going, I never see a white guy doing. ibid. contemporary
Harlem Wizards: Look at all the smiles he puts on all these kids’ faces. ibid.
How long do you suppose this will haunt you? Losers s1e8: The 72nd Hole, journalist to Jean van de Velde
He became the champion we had been waiting for. ibid. French golfing dude
He’s got a three shot lead [British Open] with one hole to go. ibid. contemporary
The very picture of sporting disaster. ibid.
Don’t ever bring up losing around me again. House of Cards s5e3: Chapter 55, Frank to Claire, Netflix 2017
We don’t want any losers round here. Joseph P Kennedy to children
The greatest hazard of all, losing one’s self, can occur very quietly in the world, as if it were nothing at all. No other loss can occur so quietly; any other loss – an arm, a leg, five dollars, a wife, etc. – is sure to be noticed. Søren Kierkegaard, The Sickness Unto Death
To dare is to lose one’s footing momentarily. To not dare is to lose oneself. Soren Kiekegaard
Sir, I got lost on the way to college, sir. Jarhead 2005 starring Jake Gyllenhaal & Peter Sarsgaard & Jamie Foxx & Chris Cooper & Brian Geraghty & Lucas Black & Evan Jones & Laz Alonso & Jacob Vargas & John Krasinski & Dennis Haysbert et al, director Sam Mendes, opening scene, hero to supervisor
A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning. Billie Jean King
It’s a lot more fun winning. It hurts to lose. Bob Dole, 6th November 1996
You’re right, I did lose a million dollars last year. I expect to lose a million dollars this year. I expect to lose a million dollars next year. You know, Mr Thatcher, at the rate of a million dollars a year, I’ll have to close this place in ... 60 years. Citizen Kane 1941 starring Orson Welles & Joseph Cotten & Everett Sloane & Dorothy Comingore & Agnes Moorehead & Ruth Warrick & Ray Collins & William Alland & Paul Stewart & Philip van Zandt et al, director Orson Welles
Every man should lose a battle in his youth, so he does not lose a war when he is old. George R R Martin, A Feast for Crows