Phil Mickelson Quotes

I haven't celebrated coming in No. 2 too many times.

In my career, I finished in second place six times. I played on teams that were in it to the very end. It's frustrating.

The magic of the cup is winning it, or causing an upset as far as I am concerned - but it is not so enjoyable for anyone when you are on the receiving end.

One is always more vexed at losing a game of any sort by a single hole or ace, than if one has never had a chance of winning it.

You cannot say that you are happy when you don't win.

When we don't win it's hard for everyone.

Once it's over and you understand what's going on, it's a shame. You want to win three sets.

If success is about winning the league, there will always be 19 disappointed clubs.

Nobody ever wins the National Open. Somebody loses it.

When you see grown men near to tears because they've missed hitting a little white ball into a hole from three feet, it makes you laugh.

I hate to lose more than I love to win.

I lost a lot of judo matches because of points fighters. It was extremely frustrating for me.

You remember the finals you lose as much as the ones you win.

It has meant a lot to me to challenge the best players in the world and to beat them. And it means a lot to me to be out here and fighting for the title and, you know, it hurts not to win it.

When you lose a game or don't play well you can't wait for the next one, because it soon disappears, the disappointment.

It is always nice to get to finals, but never nice to lose in them.

No one remembers who came in second.

I like to win. If I lose, I'm not very happy.

Writing an acceptance speech gives you the expectation of winning, and you are therefore devastated or hurt if you didn't win.

Second place is just the first place loser.

Sometimes that happens. I know how it feels to lose eight or nine to nothing. It can be frustrating but it was good for us. This was a team that was hot the last nine games. It seemed like any puck we touched went our way.

There is winning and there is misery.

Winning may not be everything, but losing has little to recommend it.

It's obviously disappointing and surreal when you see someone else win the Stanley Cup.

Losing is not fun. It's terrible to lose. But in order to have fun winning, you have to go thouigh some pain of losing.