Joseph Benavidez Quotes

I have a very small sample size: 2-0 to start my NFL career. Talking a lot of smack. And then I walk into Kansas City and put up the worst football game of my existence. And I've always been this brash, arrogant kind of guy.

Everybody wants to win, but everybody doesn't win.

A life of frustration is inevitable for any coach whose main enjoyment is winning.

We're not going to win every single one.

I'll tell you what, this is a humbling sport.

When you don't win, you get called a failure.

I can say you do get some things out of losing a game.

When you lose there are things that you don't do well.

I hate losing. Whether it's marbles, spades, blackjack, whatever it is.

I hate to lose. It's a bad feeling, but, I mean, it kind of gets you resettled, gets you back right.

When you lose, it's always tough to see the positive things.

I've learnt that being second is worthless.

Typically, I would say that I'm not defined by one loss and I'm not defined by one win. But I'd be lying if I told you I didn't harp on the loss at Madison Square Garden.

When you lose a game, there's obviously disappointment, and you want a game straight away.

When you taste first place, if you then go and finish fourth, you will be disappointed.

I am never happy if we are not winning.

I'm human. When you lose, of course you're going to be upset. It's a horrible feeling.

I did everything I could except win. I feel fine. I just played bad at a big time.

When you are winning too much, sometimes you think you should never lose again. I am learning to lose.

Losing sucks. I don't care how much money you make or what stats you put up. If you're competitive enough to make it to the NBA, losing is absolutely brutal.

We can lose, it's football. Before, I was angry after games, especially if I didn't play well. But I understand that if you lose, you lose.

I refuse to see losing as a negative. Obama lost in '83 when he ran against Bobby Rush. Hillary lost in '08. Even Lincoln lost the first election. It's a useful learning experience.

It's one thing to never accomplish anything. You start from the bottom, you remain at the bottom, and all you know is the bottom. When you start at the bottom and you get to the top, and you feel the success and the notoriety and the recognition from being the champion, and you go back to losing, that's a tough place to be in.

Seven straight years of losing isn't fun for anyone.

I was getting sick of losing and watching other players winning all the titles on TV.