Narrow Victory Quotes

You can't ultimately dodge defeat by winning close elections.

The margin between success and drama is fractional.

We know from experience that anything can happen in games against strong opponents; nuances can make the difference.

This election could come down to just a handful of votes. It could come down to just one vote.

You never want to leave points out on the field, especially in a game when you know it is going to be close.

To come to somebody's hometown and beat them on a split decision, that's saying something.

In 1998 Harry Reid and I had a very close race. It was less than a tenth of a percentage point. We had a reasonable recount. There were a lot of things that I could have pursued at the time, but I just felt that at the time that I should have, you know, conceded the race.

If it is widely assumed that the new President cannot move forward simply because of a narrow victory, there can easily develop a sense of unease and uncertainty, adversely affecting every sector of American society, our economy and the perception of other nations.

Tiger Woods did not always win majors with ease; after his narrow victory in the 1999 PGA, he slumped and sighed as if he'd been carrying rocks uphill all afternoon.

If [Donald] Trump wins narrowly, Democrats can blame the loss on FBI director James Comey, who inserted himself late in the campaign in an unprecedented way.

The margin between winning and losing is slim.

Jim played - he had a great stretch in the middle of the round there, and Chad made that long putt on 16. Almost got that match. We ended up losing, but we almost won it, too.

Often in football a game is really balanced and one small detail will make the difference between winning and losing. We try to find the detail that makes the difference for us.

Not conceding a goal at home is always important in a Cup tie. But despite that there is no doubt that this tie is still wide open.

Anything from 1-0 to 2-0 would be a nice result.

It's true that in tennis sometimes the margins are very thin.

If all of you had voted the other way - there's about 5500 of you here tonight - I would not be the President of the United States.