Theo Epstein Quotes

Sometimes, things don't go your way. Sometimes, they do.

Life's full of tricky snakes and ladders.

Constant success shows us but one side of the world; adversity brings out the reverse of the picture.

There are no environments where you're only going to win, because life just isn't like that.

We go there with confidence, but we know there is a very fine line between success and failure in this game.

It's easy to walk away from risk, and you don't actually have to face it. Success is based upon overcoming the inherent risk you can't manage your way out of.

What strikes me is that there's a very fine line between success and failure. Just one ingredient can make the difference.

I've been a very, very fortunate man. I've had a lot of highs - and a great deal of lows.

Success is a gift, but it's a handicap at the same time, I think.

Even the accomplished suffers setbacks sometimes. The more bitter the lessons, the greater the successes will be.

It's okay to lose. Losing teaches you something. Having to try and going through the trials and tribulations to actually overcome, to get there to win, to triumph, that's what makes life interesting.

Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.

I've had plenty of big hits and plenty of big misses.

Sometimes one succeeds, sometimes one fails.

Out of difficulties grow miracles.

We all deal with failure. If you're lucky to have a long career, it's part of the experience.

In life you need to take a risk.

The fact that I'm going to be unsuccessful at times is pretty well-balanced by the fact that I'm going to be successful at others.

People don't like success.

Man needs his difficulties because they are necessary to enjoy success.

Men stumble over pebbles, never over mountains.

Trouble is only an opportunity in work clothes.

Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.

The biggest thing I learned from losing? Winning's better.

How you respond to the challenge in the second half will determine what you become after the game, whether you are a winner or a loser.